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La British Society for the History of Science et le ScienceMuseum Group ont lancé un appel à communications sous le titre «&#160;PublicHistory of Science Conference&#160;». Les organisateurs de l’événement sont TimBoon et Ludmilla Jordanova.La date limite des propositions est fixée au vendredi 6septembre.«&#160;The term ‘public history’ is widely used to mean both the range of waysin which the past is presented beyond academic settings and the scholarlyanalysis of such public presentations. But what issues does a public historyfocusing specifically on the past of science raise for both these meanings?Public history of science—the practice of the history of science inpublic contexts, as paid employment or for fun—is a little-analysed phenomenon.People who work as professional historians of science may well have a stronginterest in how the past of science is represented to wide audiences, and so,too, in many cases, do scientists. They may regard the past of science as theirown turf, and they may invoke it in rhetorical articulations of its future orin the attempted resolution of contemporary conflicts.Public history of science informed by the historiographical concerns ofprofessional historians can sometimes be seen as unwelcome commentary oncontemporary science. Public history of science also has a relationship withscience communication, because its practitioners often use the past of sciencein their work. In other words, the public history of science has resonances,even an academic politics, that other public histories may not.This conference will open up this field to discussion and debate. Whatis the public history of science, what could it be, what should it be?&#160;»Plusd’informations sur le site du Science Museum&#160;: https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/see-and-do/public-history-science-technology-medicine-mathematics.