DECODINGS: Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts Newsletter Summer 2026, Vol. 32, No. 4 *SLSA 2026 RATIO ETHICA: University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil*SLSA/4S 2026 Toronto, Canada *SLSA Membership: Join/Renew *Elections: 2nd VP, Member-at-large*SLSA 2027: Washington DC *New Book Series: Proximities: Experiments in Nearness*Social Media and Website Redesign *Policies:Respectful Behavior and Freedom of Speech*Configurations Book Reviews*SLSA Continue Reading »
The Society for Social Studies of Science has published the attached preliminary program for its 2026 conference in Toronto with the participation of SLSA members. The program will undergo further revision, and changes can still be requested through August 15. See the Preliminary Program as PDF.
DECODINGS Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts Newsletter May 2026, Vol. 32, No. 3 *SLSA 2026 RATIO ETHICA: University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil*SLSA/4S 2026 Toronto, Canada *SLSA Membership: Join/Renew *Elections: 2nd VP, Member-at-large *New Book Series: Proximities: Experiments in Nearness*Social Media/Website Redesign, Policies:Respectful Behavior and Freedom of Speech*Configurations Book Reviews*SLSA Europe SLSA 2026, University of Continue Reading »
Seventeen ingenious essays devoted to snails’ and aquatic invertebrates’ uncanny ways of living“[Mandy-Suzanne Wong] has made sea snails totally present on the page, magically uncurling their opaque inner worlds, making them resonant subjects of marvel and love. . . . Daughter of Mother-of-Pearl is up there with some of my favorite animal writing of the past decade.”—Ania Continue Reading »
DECODINGSSociety for Literature, Science, and the Arts Newsletter March 2026, Vol. 32, No. 2 * University of São Paulo Graduate Course*SLSA 2026 RATIO ETHICA: University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil*SLSA/4S 2026 Toronto, Canada*SLSA Membership: Join/Renew*Elections: 2nd VP, Member-at-large*New Book Series: Proximities: Experiments in Nearness*Call for Volunteer Ombudspersons*Policies:Respectful Behavior and Freedom of Speech*Social Media & Website Redesign*AnthropoScene Book Series*Configurations Book Reviews*SLSA Continue Reading »
SLSA is pleased to host a series of integrated streams with the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) in Toronto from October 8-10, 2026. https://www.4sonline.org/about_the_conference_toronto.php . This partnership with 4S, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary in Toronto, is designed to generate new synergies, collaborations, and solidarity. The 4S conference theme is Technopower • Technoscientific Futures; Continue Reading »
I am writing to announce the recent publication of my new book, Science Fiction and the Modern World: The Emergence of a Genre in a Revolutionary Age (Liverpool University Press, 2026). This book considers the emergence of science fiction in the nineteenth century, but, rather than adding yet another genre history to a field that abounds with Continue Reading »
The Ecstasy of Reproduction Postmodernity and Its Contemporaneity Alberto Castelli Argues that we are still firmly within postmodernity, not beyond it, and that contemporary culture is defined less by creation than by reproduction—an age where originality has vanished, history is dissolving, and hyperreality feels more real than reality itself The Ecstasy of Reproduction strives to address Continue Reading »
The Organism Is a Theory is an intriguing synthesis of decades of interdisciplinary research by eminent mathematician and biological scientist Giuseppe Longo. A unique collaboration between Longo and philosopher of technology Adam Nocek, the volume confronts foundational issues in the history of mathematics, computer science, physics, and theoretical biology. Challenging conventional approaches that apply computational and Continue Reading »
SLSA 2026, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, August 25-29, 2026RATIO ETHICA: Toward Epistemic Justice Venues: University of São Paulo (USP), Butantã Campus (FFLCH–USP, Milton Santos Auditorium, Brasiliana Library, Japanese Culture House, among other places) USP Organizers: Prof. Dr. Paulo Farah, Prof. Dr. Artur Matuck, Profa. Dra. Neusa Maria de Andrade.With the support of the Graduate Program in Continue Reading »
