For this session we'll be exploring political economies of biotechnologies.
Holmes, Matthew. "Somatic Hybridization: The Rise and Fall of a Mid-Twentieth-Century Biotechnology." Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences 48, no. 1 (2018): 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1525/hsns.2018.48.1.1
Jiang, Lijing. "The Socialist Origins of Artificial Carp Production in Maoist China." Science, Technology, and Society 22, no. 1 (2017): 59–77. https://doi.org/10.1177/0971721816682800
The Greenhouse is a meeting place for students and researchers interested the history and sociology of plants, food, agriculture and environment to explore how science and technology shape what we grow and eat. The regular programme of papers and discussions is curated in conjunction with the project From Collection to Cultivation, which is funded by the Wellcome Trust.
The reading group is open to all. We meet from 1-2pm on Thursdays, fortnightly during Cambridge term time, to discuss papers or presentations. We're currently meeting via Zoom, with access information circulated prior to the sessions via our mailing list. Write to us at hps-cultivation@lists.cam.ac.uk to subscribe.
This term's theme is "Histories of Biotechnology and Agriculture".
