Draft:History of Science in Latin America and the Caribbean

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The History of Science in Latin America and the Caribbean (HOSLAC){{Cite web |title=History of Science in Latin America and the Caribbean |url=https://sites.usnh.edu/hoslac/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |language=en-US}} is an open access digital archive that showcases primary and secondary resources on scientific knowledge, technology and medicine in the region. Launched in 2010 with support from the National Science Foundation,{{Cite web |date=2024-10-21 |title=NSF - National Science Foundation |url=https://www.nsf.gov/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=www.nsf.gov |language=en}} the project was developed under the leadership of Julia E. Rodríguez at the University of New Hampshire.{{Cite web |title=CLAH » Teaching with the Sources: Presenting a New Interactive Database in the History of Science in Latin America and the Caribbean |url=https://clah.h-net.org/?page_id=1913 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=clah.h-net.org}}

Overview

HOSLAC emphasizes the diversity of scientific contributions across various historical periods, from pre-Columbian times to modern biotechnology. It challenges traditional Eurocentric narratives by highlighting the role of Indigenous and local actors in the creation and dissemination of knowledge. HOSLAC also explores the cross-cultural engagement between Latin American scientists and their European and North American counterparts – engagements that were often collaborative but at times marked by coercion and violence.{{Cite journal |last=Cluxton |first=Hadley Sinclair |date=February 2019 |title=Problematizing the Past |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/26646487 |journal=The History Teacher |volume=52 |issue=2 |pages=191–235 |jstor=26646487 |via=JSTOR}}

Features

The digital repository is divided into thirty broad topics, each with several sub-sections containing primary source documents ranging from hand-drawn or written sources to photographs. These sub-sections themselves are also accompanied by a contextual overview and critical thinking questions aimed at prompting further exploration and sources for further research.{{Cite journal |last=Hisey |first=Aimee Dávila |date=2021-12-02 |title=Open-Access Resource for Instructors and Students of History of Science in Latin America and the Caribbean |url=https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/717029 |journal=Isis |language=en |volume=112 |issue=4 |pages=811–814 |doi=10.1086/717029 |issn=0021-1753}}

As of November 2024, these sub-sections include:

Advanced Topic: Reproductive Histories{{Cite web |title=Advanced Topic: Reproductive Histories – History of Science in Latin America and the Caribbean |url=https://sites.usnh.edu/hoslac/advanced-topic-reproductive-histories/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |language=en-US}}
Nobel Prize Winners{{Cite web |title=Nobel Prize Winners – History of Science in Latin America and the Caribbean |url=https://sites.usnh.edu/hoslac/nobel-prize-winners/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |language=en-US}}
Brazil and Nuclear Power (1960+){{Cite web |title=Brazil and Nuclear Power (1960+) – History of Science in Latin America and the Caribbean |url=https://sites.usnh.edu/hoslac/brazil-and-nuclear-power-1960/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |language=en-US}}
Rockefeller Foundation (1913+){{Cite web |title=Rockefeller Foundation (1913+) – History of Science in Latin America and the Caribbean |url=https://sites.usnh.edu/hoslac/rockefeller-foundation-1913/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |language=en-US}}
Pan American Health Science (1902+){{Cite web |title=Pan American Health Science (1902+) – History of Science in Latin America and the Caribbean |url=https://sites.usnh.edu/hoslac/pan-american-health-science-1902/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |language=en-US}}
Eugenics (1900-1960){{Cite web |title=Eugenics (1900-1960) – History of Science in Latin America and the Caribbean |url=https://sites.usnh.edu/hoslac/eugenics-1900-1960/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |language=en-US}}
Cuban Medicine and Biotechnology (1881+){{Cite web |title=Cuban Medicine and Biotechnology (1881+) – History of Science in Latin America and the Caribbean |url=https://sites.usnh.edu/hoslac/cuban-medicine-and-biotechnology-1881/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |language=en-US}}
Panama Canal (1880+){{Cite web |title=Panama Canal (1880+) – History of Science in Latin America and the Caribbean |url=https://sites.usnh.edu/hoslac/panama-canal-1880/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |language=en-US}}
Tropical Medicine (1860-1940){{Cite web |title=Tropical Medicine (1860-1940) – History of Science in Latin America and the Caribbean |url=https://sites.usnh.edu/hoslac/tropical-medicine-1860-1940/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |language=en-US}}
Criminology (1880-1940){{Cite web |title=Criminology (1880-1940) – History of Science in Latin America and the Caribbean |url=https://sites.usnh.edu/hoslac/criminology-1880-1940/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |language=en-US}}
Social Sciences (1850+){{Cite web |title=Social Sciences (1850+) – History of Science in Latin America and the Caribbean |url=https://sites.usnh.edu/hoslac/social-sciences-1850/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |language=en-US}}
Paleontology{{Cite web |title=Paleontology – History of Science in Latin America and the Caribbean |url=https://sites.usnh.edu/hoslac/paleontology/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |language=en-US}}
Scientific Institutions and Education (1750+){{Cite web |title=Scientific Institutions and Education (1750+) – History of Science in Latin America and the Caribbean |url=https://sites.usnh.edu/hoslac/scientific-institutions-and-education-1750/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |language=en-US}}
Darwin and Latin America (1831-1900){{Cite web |title=Darwin and Latin America (1831-1900) – History of Science in Latin America and the Caribbean |url=https://sites.usnh.edu/hoslac/darwin-and-latin-america-1831-1900/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |language=en-US}}
Humboldt and Latin America (1799-1804){{Cite web |title=Humboldt and Latin America (1799-1804) – History of Science in Latin America and the Caribbean |url=https://sites.usnh.edu/hoslac/humboldt-and-latin-america-1799-1804/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |language=en-US}}
The Colonial Enlightenment (1750-1820){{Cite web |title=The Colonial Enlightenment (1750-1820) – History of Science in Latin America and the Caribbean |url=https://sites.usnh.edu/hoslac/the-colonial-enlightenment-1750-1820/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |language=en-US}}
Museums and Collections (1500-2000){{Cite web |title=Museums and Collections (1500-2000) – History of Science in Latin America and the Caribbean |url=https://sites.usnh.edu/hoslac/museums-and-collections-1500-2000/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |language=en-US}}
The Spanish American Enlightenment and Scientific Expeditions (1520-1950){{Cite web |title=The Spanish American Enlightenment and Scientific Expeditions (1520-1950) – History of Science in Latin America and the Caribbean |url=https://sites.usnh.edu/hoslac/the-spanish-american-enlightenment-and-scientific-expeditions-1520-1950/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |language=en-US}}
Women Scientists (1500+){{Cite web |title=Women Scientists (1500+) – History of Science in Latin America and the Caribbean |url=https://sites.usnh.edu/hoslac/women-scientists-1500/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |language=en-US}}
Botany (1500+){{Cite web |title=Botany (1500+) – History of Science in Latin America and the Caribbean |url=https://sites.usnh.edu/hoslac/botany-1500/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |language=en-US}}
Slavery and Science (1500-1888){{Cite web |title=Slavery and Science (1500-1888) – History of Science in Latin America and the Caribbean |url=https://sites.usnh.edu/hoslac/slavery-and-science-1500-1888/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |language=en-US}}
Observatories, Astronomy, & Cosmology (500+){{Cite web |title=Observatories, Astronomy, & Cosmology (500+) – History of Science in Latin America and the Caribbean |url=https://sites.usnh.edu/hoslac/observatories-astronomy-cosmology-500/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |language=en-US}}
Columbian Exchange (1492-1800){{Cite web |title=Columbian Exchange (1492-1800) – History of Science in Latin America and the Caribbean |url=https://sites.usnh.edu/hoslac/columbian-exchange-1492-1800/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |language=en-US}}
Early Colonial Science (1492-1700){{Cite web |title=Early Colonial Science (1492-1700) – History of Science in Latin America and the Caribbean |url=https://sites.usnh.edu/hoslac/early-colonial-science-1492-1700/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |language=en-US}}
Voyages of Discovery & Encounters (1400-1700){{Cite web |title=Voyages of Discovery & Encounters (1400-1700) – History of Science in Latin America and the Caribbean |url=https://sites.usnh.edu/hoslac/voyages-of-discovery-encounters-1400-1700/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |language=en-US}}
Navigation and Cartography (1400-1600){{Cite web |title=Navigation and Cartography (1400-1600) – History of Science in Latin America and the Caribbean |url=https://sites.usnh.edu/hoslac/navigation-and-cartography-1400-1600/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |language=en-US}}
Urban Science (1300+){{Cite web |title=Urban Science (1300+) – History of Science in Latin America and the Caribbean |url=https://sites.usnh.edu/hoslac/urban-science-1300/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |language=en-US}}
Agriculture and Science (1000-2000){{Cite web |title=Agriculture and Science (1000-2000) – History of Science in Latin America and the Caribbean |url=https://sites.usnh.edu/hoslac/agriculture-and-science-1000-2000/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |language=en-US}}
Mesoamerican Math and Calendars (300-1600){{Cite web |title=Mesoamerican Math and Calendars (300-1600) – History of Science in Latin America and the Caribbean |url=https://sites.usnh.edu/hoslac/mesoamerican-math-and-calendars-300-1600/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |language=en-US}}
Inca Weaving (2000 BCE+){{Cite web |title=Inca Weaving (2000 BCE+) – History of Science in Latin America and the Caribbean |url=https://sites.usnh.edu/hoslac/inca-weaving-2000-bce/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |language=en-US}}

References

External links

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