International humanities conference slated for April 24-25
“Science, Technology, and the Humanities: A New Synthesis” brings together experts from across US and the world
HOBOKEN, N.J. – The College of Arts & Letters at Stevens Institute of Technology will host a two-day conference April 24 and 25 to explore how the humanities are being affected by new science and technology.
Titled “Science, Technology, and the Humanities: A New Synthesis,” the conference will be held from 12 noon to 5 p.m. on Friday, April 24 (registration is in the atrium of the Babbio Building) and 8 a.m. to 12 noon on Saturday, April 25 (registration is in the Howe Center lobby).
Also on April 24, there will be a dinner from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Bissinger Room of the Howe Center (4 th floor). Professor Trevor Pinch of Cornell University will discuss “The Moog Synthesizer.”
On April 25, there will be a luncheon from noon to 2 p.m., also in the Bissinger Room. The speaker will be Professor Karen Barad, professor of feminist studies, the history of consciousness, and philosophy at UC Santa Cruz. She will discuss “The Entanglement of Matter and Meaning.”
Each day will host multiple sessions, such as “Physics and Science Fiction,” “Science and the Humanities from the Perspective of Late Nineteenth Century,” “Humanist Science,” and “The Sewing Needle: Technology Piercing the Science/Art Divide.”
For a downloadable full program of the two-day conference, please visit http://www.stevens.edu/press/media/CALConf.pdfAbout Stevens Institute of Technology
Founded in 1870 and celebrating 140 Years of Innovation, Stevens Institute of Technology, The Innovation University, is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.
Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,234 undergraduate and 3,700 graduate students with more than 400 faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additional information may be obtained from its web page at www.stevens.edu.
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