Scientiae's annual conference, our 13th, will be held from 9 to 12 June 2026 in Nantes, France, hosted by the Centre of research CRINI.
Scientiae's annual conference, our 13th, will be held from 9 to 12 June 2026 in Nantes, France, hosted by the Centre of research CRINI.
The annual conference, our 13th, will be held from 9 to 12 June 2026 in Nantes, France, and hosted by the Centre of research CRINI, and units of research attached to the Humanities Center at Nantes University.
Building on Scientiae’s interdisciplinary legacy, and its study of the production and circulation of knowledge, the conference will underscore the interconnectedness of regions, periods, cultures, and material and intellectual traditions in the period between 1400 and 1800. Although centred around the emergence of modern natural science, Scientiae is intended for scholars working in any area of early-modern intellectual culture.
The Scientiae network encompasses the long Renaissance period and seeks to integrate historiographical reflection into an approach that, since its creation, has been firmly rooted in epistemology and the history of science, as well as intellectual history, and the practice of knowledge in dialogue.
Our approach, therefore, is equally wide-ranging, involving Biblical exegesis, art theory, logic, and literary humanism, as well as natural philosophy, alchemy, occult practices, and trade knowledge. Attention is also given to mapping intellectual geographies through the tools of the digital humanities.
Keynote speakers
Stéphane Van Damme (IUF, ENS Ulm, Maison Française d’Oxford)
Martine van Ittersum (University of Dundee, Scotland, UK)