CFP: Canadian Science and Technology Historical Association 2025 bi-annual conference
Canadian Science and Technology Historical Association (CSTHA)
Nations and Nationalism in Science and Technology
York University, Toronto, Canada
7–9 November 2025
Le français suit
The Call for Papers for the 2025 Canadian Science and Technology Historical Association bi-annual conference is now open.
We welcome proposals for in-person and online presentations that engage broadly with the topics of nations and nationalism as they relate to scientific and technological change. These are classic questions for historians of science and technology in Canada, but also timely ones in the current era of profound, rapid, and unpredictable global change. Proposed topics include but are not limited to the following:
- Where and when have Indigenous knowledges or practices intersected or interacted
with colonial scientific or technological ones?
• What roles have political or geographic borders played in the development of science
and technology in Canada, nationally, internationally, or provincially?
• How have different sciences and technologies interacted with the way Canadians have
understood and aligned themselves with their national or regional identities, or matters
of sovereignty?
• How have external international policies or institutions encouraged or discouraged
Canadian scientific or technological activities or practices?
• What new lessons can be drawn from past scientific or technological rhetoric within
Canada especially those related to protectionist, free-trade policies, or “nation-building”
enterprises?
The Program Committee welcomes presentations addressing a broad range of areas related to the history of Canadian science and technology, including research, teaching, curation, and research-creation, describing in-progress or completed projects. We invite participants to propose alternative, innovative, and experimental session formats, including workshops, activity-based experiences, and presentations of creative works, such as visual essays, photography, poetry, or sound-and-image projects.
The deadline for submission of proposals is Monday 30 June 2025.
See English and French CFPs attached. The CFPs and information on how to apply can also be accessed via the conference page of the CSTHA website https://cstha-ahstc.ca/biennial-conference/cfp-nations-and-nationalism-in-science-and-technology-7-9-november-2025/
For more information, please contact CSTHA at
Program Committee
Scott Campbell, University of Waterloo
Jan Hadlaw, York University
William Knight, Ingenium
Megan Krempa, Dalhousie University
Matthew Wiseman, University of Waterloo