'Establishing SNNEC' Workshop 3

Co-organisers: Dr Manon Mathias & Dr Michael Rapport (University of Glasgow)

Scottish And European Networks of Philosophy, Technology, Science and Health

How were leading Scottish figures in medicine, science and technology such as Lord Kelvin, William Cullen, Mary Somerville or David Brewster positioned in relation to other European thinkers and researchers during the nineteenth century? By what mechanisms did Scotland and Europe engage in scientific, medical, technological and philosophical exchange? Through what forms and media did these exchanges take place? In what ways did they engage with civil society and how were the new ideas and practices disseminated and absorbed in different geographical and cultural contexts? In what ways did these exchanges and networks enhance national identities or transcend them? How did they promote reciprocal cultural images of ‘Scotland’ and ‘Europe’, and shape attitudes towards ‘modernity’? Who were the participants in these exchanges – in what ways, for example, did Scottish and European women engage in them? How far, and in what ways, were scientific interactions encouraged by government and civil society? How were Scottish contributions to emerging disciplines such as mental health received in the rest of Europe and, conversely, what was the impact of medical breakthroughs such as Koch and Pasteur’s bacteriological discoveries on Scottish culture and society? What perceptions were held of Scotland and Europe in relation to health or scientific knowledge at this time, and how far did these echo our modern-day concerns about science, morality, the nature of progress and the importance of trans-national collaboration for the common good?

Participants are invited to speak for roughly 5 minutes during the break-out session on a topic which addresses one of the questions above or any other connections between Scotland and Europe in the nineteenth century in relation to philosophy, technology, science or health.

To register your place, please

1) order a £3 charity-donation ticket using this page by Friday 24 August 2018 at 5pm

2) send an email to manon.mathias@glasgow.ac.uk and Michael.Rapport@glasgow.ac.uk including a short bio and a few lines indicating your interest in the workshop.

3) send 50-100 words on the topic you intend to speak on for 5 minutes in the proposed break-out sessions, and let us know if you have any dietary requirements.

Programme:

9.30 – 10.00: Tea and Coffee

Welcome & Introductions (Dr Manon Mathias)

10.00 – 11.00: Dr Tim Baker (University of Aberdeen) ‘’Networks, Webs, and Echoes: Scottish and European Ideas of Community in the (Very) Long Nineteenth Century’

11.00 – 11.30: Introductory talk by Dr Sheila Dickson (University of Glasgow) ‘Sir Alexander Crichton’s reception of K.P. Moritz’s case studies in the German Magazine of Empirical Psychology (1783-1793)’

11.30 – 12.00: Introductory mini talks:

Dr Michael Rapport, ‘A tale of two constructions in 1889: the building of the Eiffel Tower and of Scotland's Forth Bridge'

Dr Manon Mathias, ‘An Early Microbiome Model? Autointoxication in France and Scotland’

12.00-13.00: Lunch

13.00 – 14.30: Participants presenting 5-minute talks followed by discussion

14.30– 15.00: Tea break

15.00 – 15.30: Conclusions led by Dr Michael Rapport and Dr Tim Baker

Information about the Public Event

(Photo credit: Commons Wikimedia. Travelling medicine chest of Sir S. Threipland Wellcome M0008088)