Workshop: Values at Sea - Science Studies meets Marine Biology

Marine Science Studies

An interdisciplinary marine workshop bringing together marine scientists and scholars from history, philosophy and social studies of science

University of Exeter Byrne House

International Workshop – Values at sea: Science Studies meets Marine BiologyAcross many disciplines, attention is increasingly focused on the sea. This is no surprise: it is a site of immense value, supporting and shaping the global biosphere, and is under considerable threat. Whilst ocean ecosystems are pushed to the brink, scholars now often talk of the blue humanities and oceanic turns, of blue economics and accelerations, and of ocean decades. These trends necessitate a similar refocusing towards the sea in the history, philosophy, and social studies of science, fields that are well placed to help understand and contextualise some of the changes occurring to marine systems. To facilitate the emergence of social studies of marine life, as well as the integration of such scholarship with biological and ecological research, this two-day seminar will bring together people engaged in and focused on interactions between scientists and the sea. The discussion will centre on values in marine contexts: that is, the ways in which oceans and ocean life come to matter to humans and other species.We are also guest hosts of the Ocean Partnerships online speed networking event on 19th April - see more at <a href="https://marinesciencestudies.co.uk/networking-event/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://marinesciencestudies.co.uk/networking-event/</a>AimsBy bringing together those working within marine sciences, those studying the work done in those sciences, and those offering other perspectives on the sea, we aim to nurture and strengthen cross-disciplinary understandings of how the ocean is, has been, and can be valued. Talks are invited from ecology and social sciences to present work on the biology and ecology of the sea and its interactions with people, as well as from science studies to discuss how knowledge and value are produced in these contexts.RegistrationIn-person and online attendance available - please register through this page. In-person spaces are very limited, so if you only plan to attend in-person for one day, please select the ticket for just that day. If your circumstances change after registration and you cannot attend, please email us (erj205@exeter.ac.uk) or return the ticket through Eventbrite.S﻿cheduleThere will be three keynote speakers, four sessions of PGR/ECR presentations, and a roundtable discussion. An up to date schedule for the event can be found on the conference website <a href="https://marinesciencestudies.wordpress.com/programme/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://marinesciencestudies.co.uk/programme/ </a> and a list of talk titles can be found here <a href="https://marinesciencestudies.co.uk/talks" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://marinesciencestudies.co.uk/talks</a>Time and PlaceThis workshop will take place on Exeter University’s Streatham Campus, 27th-28th April 2023. The workshop will also be streamed online, though active participation from online attendees will be limited due to the in-person nature of the event. Attendance and catering for registered participants will be free thanks to the generous support of the <a href="https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">South West Doctoral Training Partnership</a>, <a href="https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/885794" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action 885794</a>, the<a href="https://sociology.exeter.ac.uk/research/sts/egenis/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Egenis Centre for the Study of Life Sciences</a><a href="https://www.springer.com/journal/40656" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a> and <a href="https://www.springer.com/journal/40656" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences</a>Travel Take advantage of reduced train travel rates via Great Western Rail. Proof of conference registration may be required (such as your Eventbrite registration email). To take advantage of these rates, select &#x27;Exeter&#x27; and then book tickets through the following page: <a href="https://www.gwr.com/your-tickets/ways-to-save/business-travel/conferences-and-events" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.gwr.com/your-tickets/ways-to-save/business-travel/conferences-and-events</a>. For information on getting to Exeter&#x27;s Streatham campus, see <a href="https://www.exeter.ac.uk/visit/directions/streathammap/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Exeter&#x27;s travel page </a>and<a href="https://exeterbig.wordpress.com/directions-to-byrne-house/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> directions to Byrne House.</a>KeynotesC﻿hristiane Groeben, History, Stazione zoologica Anton Dohrn: &quot;Knowledge from the Sea – Knowledge for the Sea: 150 years of marine biology at the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn&quot;S﻿peaker bio: Christiane Groeben is an archivist, philologist and historian of science. From 1969 to 2010 she has implemented the Historical Archives of the Naples Zoological Station. She has been book review editor and managing editor of History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences and has served as council member for the International Society for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Biology and the German Society for the History and Theory of Biology (DGGTB). In 2022, she has been awarded the Ilse Jahn Honorary Prize of the DGGTB. In 2022 she has been nominated Ambassador to the 150th Anniversary Events of the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn. Her research interests focus on the history of the Naples Station, its founder Anton Dohrn and the people and factors that soon turned the Naples Station into a permanent congress of Zoology.James Guest, Marine Biology, Newcastle University/Coral Assist Lab: &quot;Selective breeding for heat tolerance as a tool to enhance coral reef resilience&quot;Speaker bio: My research interests are diverse within coral reef science but primarily focus on reproductive and larval ecology, long-term ecological change, coral bleaching and restoration ecology and include use of various techniques ranging from large scale manipulative field experiments to molecular biology using state-of-the art ‘omic techniques. I have lived in five countries and worked with a diverse group of scientists from a range of disciplines in large, international multi-disciplinary research groups. S﻿tefan Helmreich, Anthropology, MIT: &quot;Ocean Waves, Ocean Science, Ocean Media&quot;T﻿his talk will be public, and held in a different venue - workshop attendees are automatically registered for this. If you wish to attend only this talk, and not the rest of the workshop, register here <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stefan-helmreich-ocean-waves-ocean-science-ocean-media-public-lecture-tickets-522142531367" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">eventbrite.co.uk/e/522142531367</a>Speaker bio: Stefan Helmreich received his PhD in Anthropology from Stanford University and prior to coming to MIT held fellowships at Cornell, Rutgers, and NYU. His research examines how biologists think through the limits of &quot;life&quot; as a category of analysis. Alien Ocean: Anthropological Voyages in Microbial Seas (University of California Press, 2009) is a study of marine biologists working in realms usually out of sight and reach: the microscopic world, the deep sea, and oceans outside national sovereignty. This book, winner of the 2017 J.I. Staley Prize from the School of Advanced Research, the 2012 Rachel Carson Book Prize from the Society for Social Studies of Science, the 2010 Senior Book Prize from the American Ethnological Society, and the 2010 Gregory Bateson Book Prize from Society for Cultural Anthropology charts how marine microbes are entangled with debates about the origin of life, climate change, property in the ocean commons, and the possibility of life on other worlds. An earlier book, Silicon Second Nature: Culturing Artificial Life in a Digital World (University of California Press, 1998) is an ethnography of computer modeling in the life sciences. In 2000, it won the Diana Forsythe Book Prize from the American Anthropological Association. Helmreich&#x27;s newest book, Sounding the Limits of Life: Essays in the Anthropology of Biology and Beyond (Princeton University Press, 2016) asks after changing definitions of life, water, and sound (and features a soundtrack). He is at work on a new book about wave science, in domains ranging from oceanography to cosmology to medicine to acoustics to social theory. Helmreich&#x27;s essays have appeared in Critical Inquiry, Representations, American Anthropologist, Cabinet, and The Wire.Organisers: Elis Jones, Jose Cañada, Sabina Leonelli, Sophia BarlowFor questions and information, please contact Elis Jones erj205@exeter.ac.uk or Jose Cañada J.Canada@exeter.ac.ukThemes: marine science, marine and coastal spaces, value, conservation, marine wellbeing, science studies, socio-ecologyImage from <a href="https://www.theoceanagency.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Ocean Agency</a>

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