Marriages, Couples, and the Making of Mathematical Careers
Marriages, Couples, and the Making of Mathematical Careers
This workshop proposes to explore the role of marriage and other domestic partnerships in the lived practice and constructed memory of mathematics.
The call for papers is now open: see https://mathmarriages.wordpress.com/call-for-papers/ for more details.
Confirmed speakers include:
Brigitte Stenhouse, PhD candidate, Open University, UK Co-organizer: On Mary and William Somerville
David Dunning, Postdoc, Oxford, UK Co-organizer: On George and Mary Everest Boole
Ursula Martin, Professor, Oxford, UK: On computing pioneers
Reinhard Siegmund-Schultze, University of Agder, Norway: On Hilda Geiringer and Richard Von Mises
Jenne O’Brien, Ph.D. Candidate, Princeton, USA: On the roles of Elise Riemann and Emilie Weber in the making of Riemann’s collected works
Donald Opitz, De Paul University, USA, and Brigitte van Tiggelen, Mémosciences, Belgium: Collaborative couples in the sciences
Further details will follow