3:55 p.m.
Hej alla!
Här är några nyheter som rör den idéhistoriska tidskriften Lychnos.
Sedan en tid tillbaka har vi gått över till kontinuerlig digital publicering av de
artiklar som hör till tidskriftens så kallade ”öppna” del, alltså den delen som ligger
före temasektionen (special issue). Vi är glada över att kunna meddela att den första
artikeln nu publicerats ”ahead of print”, nämligen Cecilia Rivings artikel ”Hypnotismens
apostel. Om Carl Hansen och det sena 1800-talets kunskapskultur”. Ni kan gå in och läsa
artikeln här: https://tidskriftenlychnos.se/issue/view/3365
Den andra glada nyheten är att VR har beviljat Lychnos tidskriftsstöd i ytterligare tre
år. Det innebär att det kommer finnas ekonomiska förutsättningar att utveckla det
redaktionella arbetet i framtiden och att fortsätta publicera Lychnos i både digital och
tryckt form.
Slutligen vill vi också påminna om att deadline för att skicka in abstracts till nästa
nummers temasektion är den 17 november. Temat är ”Transformations of Popular Science” och
CfP ligger på tidskriftens hemsida (samt finns inklistrat här nedan). För den öppna delen
saknas deadline, eftersom artiklarna där hanteras och publiceras kontinuerligt.
Mycket välkomna med era bidrag!
Vänliga hälsningar,
Jenny Eklöf & Erland Mårald (tidskriftsredaktörer)
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Transformations of Popular Science
Special issue editors: Jonatan Samuelsson and Jenny Eklöf
In this special issue we invite researchers within areas such as history of science and
ideas, history of knowledge, media history, science communication and STS, to contribute
to the thematic section of next year’s volume of Lychnos: Annual of the Swedish History of
Science Society. The theme – Transformations of Popular Science – tries to capture the
many ways in which the role of science in society has been intrinsically tied to questions
about popularisation – or more broadly – the public mediation of scientific knowledge,
practices, and values.
Popular science is still often conceived of, practiced, and valued in terms of
(appropriate) simplification and dissemination. There is, however, a lot more to it, as
recent scholarship has reframed the discussion on popularisation to encompass perspectives
from other academic fields such as history of science, media and communication studies,
cultural studies, and STS. The circulation, mediation and overall public discourse on
science, technology and research has consequently begun to be understood in relation to
other cultural meaning-making processes, intersecting with questions of democracy,
citizenship, consumption, identity, and so forth. Departing from these baseline
assumptions, this special issue aims to explore science popularisation, communication,
deliberation, and mediation in historical context over the past century (give or take).
We encourage specifically (but not exclusively) contributions that:
* Investigate how the genre and practice of popular science have changed and varied
over time in relation to broader transformations of the media and research landscapes in
the 20th century and onwards.
* Explore the underlying ideological, conceptual and value-based assumptions that have
been guiding popularisation activities in the past, as well as research about popular
science. Empirical as well as theoretical and historiographical contributions are
welcome.
* Specifically highlight the role of popularisation for all disciplines and research
areas, including the humanities and social sciences.
* Take seriously the digital transformation of society and how it has altered
conditions for popularisation overall.
* Problematise terms like “popularisation” and “popular science” and their relation to
other concepts and practices, like mediated science, expository science, science
journalism, knowledge circulation, science fiction, etc.
This special issue focuses on Sweden and the Nordic region in particular, but
contributions investigating the history of popular science in other parts of the world are
also welcome. Lychnos publishes articles in in Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, and English.
The following types of contributions will be considered:
* Research paper (max 9500 words)
* Historiographical reflections (max 5000 words)
Time frame:
17 November 2023: Deadline for submitting abstracts.
1 December 2023: Confirmation of acceptance of abstracts.
31 March 2024: Deadline for submission of full manuscript. All manuscripts will go through
a process of double-blind peer review. Manuscripts should be submitted using the journal
website: www.tidskriftenlychnos.se<http://www.tidskriftenlychnos.se>
April–August 2024: Peer review and time for revision of manuscripts.
September–November 2024: Copy editing.
December 2024–January 2025: Publication, print and online.
Abstracts (about 300 words) as well as questions about this special issue can be sent to
the special issue editors, Jenny Eklöf and Jonatan Samuelsson.
Jenny Eklöf, jenny.eklof@umu.se<mailto:jenny.eklof@umu.se> & Jonatan Samuelsson,
jonatan.samuelsson@umu.se<mailto:jonatan.samuelsson@umu.se>
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Jenny Eklöf
Lektor i idéhistoria/ Senior lecturer in history of science and ideas
Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier/ Department of historical, philosophical and
religious studies
Umeå universitet / Umeå University
SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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