"Thinking with insects: Entomological reflections on history, medicine and politics" to be held at LSHTM on 21-23 May 2010. (360G-Wellcome-091225_Z_10_Z)

Knowledge about insects has informed models and manipulations of human societies; from apiary-inspired labour reform in Victorian Britain to large-scale resettlement schemes for controlling sleeping sickness in colonial Africa. This workshop will bring together scholars from the natural and social sciences doing innovative work on the intersections of insect and human worlds. In many ways, entomology is a political science par excellence; insect knowledge is enmeshed with the problems of governance, population welfare and ecological stewardship. Insect interventions- vector control, pest eradication, specimen collection, colony cultivation- register the evolving relationship between science, society, and technology. Combining historical and sociological insights with the experiences of entomologists, this meeting will explore the political dimensions of insect-knowledge, probing the question, "how can we think with bugs?" Historians of medicine and public health are in a central position both to contribute to and benefit from these discussions. From the emergence of tropical medicine to contemporary global philanthropic projects for public health, insects and their control have played a central role in the promotion of wellbeing. Through the help of insects we hope to develop new social concepts, analytical vocabularies, and methodological approaches to understand the production, uses and implications of insect-knowledge.

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Grant Details

Amount Awarded 5000
Applicant Surname Kelly
Approval Committee Medical History and Humanities Funding Committee
Award Date 2009-11-30T00:00:00+00:00
Financial Year 2009/10
Grant Programme: Title Small grant in H&SS
Internal ID 091225/Z/10/Z
Lead Applicant Dr Ann Kelly
Partnership Value 5000
Planned Dates: End Date 2010-03-31T00:00:00+00:00
Planned Dates: Start Date 2010-03-01T00:00:00+00:00
Recipient Org: Country United Kingdom
Region Greater London