[AAA] Fwd: CFP: Invisible Labor in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Beatriz Garcia
beatrizgarciautn en gmail.com
Mie Ene 11 21:50:04 -03 2023
Por favor, dar difusión a esta convocatoria
saludos
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De: Steve Ruskin <00000105a5aad93f-dmarc-request en listserv.wvu.edu>
Date: mié, 11 ene 2023 a las 18:30
Subject: CFP: Invisible Labor in Astronomy and Astrophysics
To: <HASTRO-L en listserv.wvu.edu>
List,
I am forwarding the call for papers, below, on behalf of another list
member. Perhaps some of you may be interested.
Steve R.
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Invisible Labor in Astronomy and Astrophysics
First Announcement: Call for Papers
University of Chicago, September 14–16, 2023
7th Biennial Kathleen A. Zar Symposium
To coincide with the installation of our exhibit on “The Untold History of
Women at Yerkes Observatory, 1900–1930,” the Capturing the Stars Research
Group at the University of Chicago is organizing an interdisciplinary
conference on Invisible Labor in Astronomy and Astrophysics.
We define invisible labor broadly and welcome contributions that engage
with this theme in any period or geographic region from scholars in all
fields, including but not limited to astronomers, historians of science
and/or photography, librarians, archivists, and scholars of science and
technology studies. Contributions are especially encouraged from graduate
students, early career researchers, and independent scholars.
We are soliciting proposals for individual presentations, organized panels,
and workshops.
Possible topics include but are not limited to:
- The ways in which invisible labor contributes to the advancement of
knowledge
- How and why certain forms of labor are more or less visible than
others, and how this impacts the allocation of credit
- The underrecognized labor of women, racialized minorities, LGTBQ+
individuals, and members of historically excluded communities in astronomy
and astrophysics
- Career options, paths to career advancement, and obstacles faced by
members of historically excluded communities
- The under-acknowledged labor of technicians, instrument makers, or
collaborators in the public sector (e.g., workers in the photographic
profession, those involved in glass plate production, telescope operators,
or amateur observers)
- The dynamics of observatory labor in colonial and imperial contexts
- Participation in astronomy and astrophysics in the Global South
- The impact of politics and/or established power structures on
individuals and astronomical institutions
- Initiatives to diversify the profession, and the successes or
failures of such initiatives
- Public outreach, science communication, and education as
astronomical labor
- Volunteer labor and its rewards (or lack thereof)
In light of the under-acknowledged labor involved with obtaining and
measuring early astronomical photographs and spectrograms, as illuminated
by our work with the Yerkes Observatory Astronomical Glass Plate
Collection, we would also like to encourage submissions that address a wide
range of topics concerning these materials, their use, and digitization
practices in the present.
Such topics include but are not limited to:
- Essential metadata for glass plates, both direct plates and
spectral plates
- Handling, cleaning, or repairing of glass plates, physical aspects
of managing glass plates (e.g. storage), and/or best practices for handling
glass plates
- Tutorials on using plate collections that have already been
digitized
- Lessons learned, practical examples of glass plate projects
- Priorities in plate archiving
- Non-astronomical uses of astronomical glass plates
- Processes and techniques for digitization of plates and logbooks
- Standards and guidelines for digitization and how this impacts
scientific processes with the generated data. How can we preserve AND
produce archival grade digital files that meet national and international
standards for digitization (i.e. FADGI, METAMORFOZE)?
Thanks to generous support from the Neubauer Collegium for Culture and
Society, funding is available to facilitate the participation of graduate
students, early career researchers (within 5 years of graduation), and
independent scholars. Please indicate in your proposal if you would like to
be considered for this funding and provide an estimate of your travel costs
to/from Chicago.
Selected presenters will be invited to revise their papers for possible
inclusion in a special issue of the journal KNOW: A Journal on the
Formation of Knowledge. All article submissions will be subject to full
peer review.
We anticipate an in-person conference. Presenters who are unable to attend
in person will be able to present virtually. Select sessions will be
livestreamed.
An optional, pre-symposium trip to Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay,
Wisconsin, is planned for Wednesday, September 13.
Submission Details:
Individual papers: Please provide an abstract of up to 250 words. Papers
should be approximately 20-minutes in length and will be followed by 10
minutes of discussion.
Panel proposals: Please provide an abstract of up to 250 words for each
paper and a panel abstract of approximately the same length. Each panel is
allotted 90 minutes.
Workshops: Please provide an abstract and description of up to 500 words
for the session. Sessions may be led by individuals or groups and should
invite audience participation. In the description, explain your chosen
format, outline your session goals, describe your target audience, and
include any special needs, including space, materials, technology, etc.
The Deadline for submission is Monday, February 28, 2023. All submissions
must be made online through the submission platform (
https://forms.gle/3qf7SMPvTETCWAdn7 <
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/forms.gle/3qf7SMPvTETCWAdn7__;!!BpyFHLRN4TMTrA!5YY85bJvaXcox0SpHcZT5b_pfzQUGtslmJy-kdFHuOmaGRgJCOkDlzokp0ASf0M5DtrxPOZ1a_A5K_PHHBDi2d0kmZ4$
>).
Final decisions on paper and submission acceptance will be announced in
late March.
Questions can be directed to Kristine Palmieri (kpalmieri en uchicago.edu
<mailto:kpalmieri en uchicago.edu>).
Invisible Labor in Astronomy and Astrophysics is supported by the Kathleen
A. Zar Symposium series, the John Crerar Foundation, the Neubauer Collegium
for Culture and Society, and the Institute on the Formation of Knowledge.
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*Beatriz García*
ITeDAM (CNEA-CONICET-UNSAM)
Phone Movil: 54 9 261 5070816
IAU-Division C - WG Key Initiatives
<https://www.iau.org/science/scientific_bodies/working_groups/334/>
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