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SUMMARY:Creating citizen history of science: science\, fiction and the fut
 ure of the 20th century - Amanda Rees (University of York)
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CONTACT:Agnes Bolinska
DESCRIPTION:If something isn't real\, or true – if it's (whisper it) fak
 e – then\, other than to debunk it\, it can sometimes be hard to see why
  you should study it. By focusing on the histories of the future\, this pa
 per will show how the humanities\, and in particular the history of scienc
 e\, can engage with the unreal\, the fictional and the imaginary. By doing
  this\, we will show how the idea of 'expertise' and the figure of the 'ex
 pert' can be interpreted more broadly\, and indicate ways in which non-his
 torians can influence the structure and shape of academic histories. We wi
 ll begin by exploring these ideas in relation to science fiction\, the nat
 ure of fictional realities and the impact of the imaginary on academic dis
 ciplines\, and we will end (we hope) with a game in which players can reco
 nstruct – and sometimes redirect – the history of the 20th century.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 2\, Department of History and Philosophy of Science
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