Annual Report 2015-2016
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CONTENTS The Department .......................................................................................................................................... 2 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 2 The John Forrester Case ........................................................................................................................ 4 Congratulations ....................................................................................................................................... 6 Staff and Affiliates .................................................................................................................................. 8 Visitors and Students ........................................................................................................................... 10 Comings and Goings ............................................................................................................................ 13 Roles and Responsibilities ................................................................................................................... 15 Prizes, Projects and Honours ............................................................................................................. 18 Seminars and Special Lectures ............................................................................................................ 19 Students ...................................................................................................................................................... 21 Student Statistics ................................................................................................................................... 21 Part II Essay and Dissertation Titles ................................................................................................. 22 MPhil and Part III Essay and Dissertation Titles ............................................................................ 28 PhD Theses ........................................................................................................................................... 41 The Library ................................................................................................................................................. 44 The Museum .............................................................................................................................................. 54 Individual Reports ..................................................................................................................................... 81 Seminar Programmes .............................................................................................................................. 126 Michaelmas Term 2015 ...................................................................................................................... 126 Lent Term 2016 .................................................................................................................................. 141 Easter Term 2016 ............................................................................................................................... 159 Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge Free School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RH Telephone: 01223 334500 Fax: 01223 334554 www.hps.cam.ac.uk 1 THE DEPARTMENT Introduction The Department of History and Philosophy’s annual report is a review of the 2015-16 academic year and a celebration of the staff and students that make the HPS department a world-class institution. We would like to thank our exceptional students and talented staff for all of their hard work this year to secure so many successes. We begin with hearty congratulations to Sachiko Kusukawa, a Fellow and Tutor in HPS at Trinity College who was promoted to Professor this year, and who gave her inaugural lecture on Friday 24th June, 2016, with the title 'Worth a thousand words? Early modern scientific images' at the Peterhouse Lecture Theatre. We also take this opportunity to extend our gratitude for her years of work with the Department and particularly her attention to our undergraduate students, many of whom have been fortunate to be supervised in history of science by Professor Kusukawa. Professor Sachiko Kusukawa Several members of the Department also had a successful year, in particular Simon Schaffer, Hasok Chang and Jim Secord who all received prestigious awards recognising their excellence in History and Philosophy of Science. More information, as well as the rest of the long list of congratulations for the year, can be found on page 6. Praise was given to everyone involved in our teaching and learning review, which takes place every six years. It concluded by saying that our teaching staff had delighted students and that the quality of our teaching and learning was fantastic. Thank you to everybody who took part in this important review, and to all those whose hard work is responsible for the Department's amazing reputation in this area. We welcomed several new members of staff this year, among them Dániel Margócsy as University Lecturer in Science, Technology and Medicine before 1800 and Jacob Stegenga as University Lecturer in Philosophy of Life Sciences. We also said goodbye to some of our staff as they continue on in their careers; we wish them every success. In-progress renovations on Rooms 20, 21, and 22 2 This academic year also saw the refurbishment of our top floor offices, where we divided two rooms in to three in order to make more space for our expanding academic community. The project is now complete and three of our University Teaching Officers are now based in the new rooms. Thanks to everyone who put up with the disruption caused by having a building site in the department! The Library has, as ever, had a very busy year, and their full report begins on page 44. The Whipple Museum's report also makes for informative reading on page 54. Sadly this year has also seen the passing of several members and friends of the Department. In November 2015, Professor John Forrester, foremost historian of Freud and psychoanalysis who was Head of the Department between 2007 and 2013, passed away. His life and work were commemorated by a day of talks and remembrance on Wednesday 16th May, appropriately titled ‘The John Forrester Case’, details of which are on pages 4 and 5. In April, we were saddened to learn of the death of Anita McConnell, an affiliated scholar in the Department who worked closely with the Whipple Museum. Lastly, in June, one of our John Forrester HPS alumni, Alison Winter, also passed away. On a happier note, we must mention that 2016 was a special birthday year for our Departmental Administrator, Tamara Hug. It was good to have a chance to celebrate after what had been a difficult start to the year. We end with thanks to everyone as they work hard to deliver the outstanding achievements demonstrated in this annual report. We conclude by paying tribute to the endeavour of all who play their part in our progress and we look forward to even greater success in the year to come Tamara Hug and Clare Matthews March 2017 3 The John Forrester Case Wednesday 18th May 2016 On Wednesday 18th May 2016, The Department of History and Philosophy of Science, together with John Forrester's family, held a day of talks in honour of the memory of Professor John Forrester, who sadly died in November 2015. Programme Chaired by Simon Schaffer and Liba Taub Talks take place in the McCrum Lecture Theatre, Bene’t Street 9.15 Arrival: Coffee and tea will be served in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science 9.45 Welcome: Liba Taub and Simon Schaffer 10.15 Boris Jardine: The master of the marginal annotation 10.25 Bonnie Evans: John’s insight and ability to raise new questions 10.40 Alexandra Bacopoulos-Viau: John Forrester, Doktorvater 10.50 Emm Johnstone: The supervisor as psychoanalyst 10.55 Leon Rocha: What does it have to do with my penis? 11.10 Break 11.30 Richard Ashcroft 11.45 Amanda Rees: John as a supervisor and rugby fan 12.00 Julia Borossa: John’s vision of psychoanalysis and his gift as a supervisor 12.15 Katherine Angel 12.25 Matt Drage: “Follow the money!” John’s supervision as libidinal cathexis 12.45 Buffet lunch in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science 14.00 Andreas Mayer: Thinking in cases and its ramifications for HPS 14.40 Michael Molnar: Emails and the origins of psychoanalysis 15.00 Laura Cameron: On generosity 15.15 Jim Secord 15.20 Nick Hopwood and colleagues: Generation to Reproduction 15.40 Rich McKay: Tiree Love Song 15.45 Final words 16.15 Memorial and afternoon tea in King’s College Hall 17.45 Drinks reception in the Whipple Museum 20.00 Finish 4 Memorial King’s College Hall at 16.15 Sam Yetman Schubert: Sonata in B flat major, D. 960, second movement Professor Simon Goldhill (University of Cambridge) Professor Liba Taub (University of Cambridge) Ian Patterson (University of Cambridge) Professor Maud Elman (University of Chicago) Professor Peter de Bolla (University of Cambridge) Professor Sherry Turkle (MIT) Professor Daniel Pick (Birkbeck, University of London) Professor Michael Ignatieff (Harvard University) Lisa Appignanesi Kryszia Osostowicz Bach: Sarabande in D from Partita no 2 Largo in F major from Sonata no 3 Followed by a drinks reception in the Main Gallery of the Whipple Museum from 17.45. 5 Congratulations The 2015-16 acaedemic