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Research

ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's research community in History and Philosophy of Science (HPS) includes faculty and students from several departments, including History and Classical Studies, Philosophy, Art History & Communication Studies, Social Studies of Medicine, and the Institute of Islamic Studies. Although there is currently no graduate degree specifically in HPS or Science and Technology Studies (STS), students with interests in HPS or STS can pursue Masters or PhD degrees through the existing MA or PhD programs of these departments. (See the department pages for more information.) Various courses at the graduate level are offered by each of these departments, and there is one HPS seminar course, HPSC 500 (not offered every year), which can be approved for some graduate programs.

Applicants for graduate programs are encouraged to contact potential supervisors to discuss their interests. A number of faculty members at the other Montreal universities have research interests in HPS or STS, many of whom could provide additional contact for graduate students at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ.

Alongside the activities of the above-listed departments and programs, the seminar series in History and Philosophy of Science, along with the Gales and Mossman Lectures in the History of Science and Ideas, help to make ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ a dynamic environment for graduate work. Recent Mossman Lectures have featured Donna Haraway, Simon Schaffer, Isabelle Stengers, Lorraine Daston, and Peter Galison.

ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ HPS was also a part of a SSHRC-funded Strategic Knowledge Cluster, Situating Science (2007-2015), a research group for the development of history and philosophy of science, and science and technology studies, across Canada. See for more information.

ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Faculty with research interests in HPS

Name Department
Darin Barney Art History and Communication Studies
Emily Carson Philosophy
Alberto Cambrosio Social Studies of Medicine, Sociology
Gabriella Coleman Art History and Communication Studies
Marguerite Deslauriers Philosophy
David Davies Philosophy
Nicholas Dew History and Classical Studies
Jennifer Fishman Biomedical Ethics Unit, Social Studies of Medicine
Linguistics
Michael Hallett Philosophy
Elsbeth Heaman History and Classical Studies
Matthew Hunter Art History and Communication Studies
Nicholas King Biomedical Ethics Unit, Social Studies of Medicine
Alison Laywine  Philosophy
Stephen Menn Philosophy
Social Studies of Medicine, Anthropology
F. Jamil Ragep Islamic Studies
Integrated Studies in Education, Computer Science
Tobias Rees Social Studies of Medicine, Anthropology
Thomas Schlich Social Studies of Medicine, History and Classical Studies
Dirk Schlimm Philosophy
Jonathan Sterne Art History and Communication Studies
Lisa Stevenson Anthropology
Eran Tal Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Measurement
Andrea Tone Social Studies of Medicine, History and Classical Studies
Faith Wallis Social Studies of Medicine, History and Classical Studies
George Weisz Social Studies of Medicine, History and Classical Studies
Robert Wisnovsky Islamic Studies
Robin Yates History and Classical Studies, East Asian Studies
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