Eleanor Louson
Curriculum Vitae
2021
Science & Technology Studies Program
Bethune College 218 • York University • 4700 Keele Street • Toronto ON • M3J 1P3
(647) 654-7480 • elouson@yorku.ca
EDUCATION
- 2011- PhD Science & Technology Studies, York University [ABD].
“Practice, Representation, and Authenticity in Wildlife Film’s Blue-Chip Renaissance.” Supervisor: Katharine Anderson. Expected completion: 2016.
- 2009-2011 PhD IHPST, University of Toronto [transfer].
- 2008-2009 MA IHPST, University of Toronto.
- 2003-2008 BA Philosophy Honours, Bishop’s University, Lennoxville, QC.
- 2003-2008 BSc Biochemistry Honours, Bishop’s University, Lennoxville, QC.
PUBLICATIONS
AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
- 2008-2015 Ontario Graduate Scholarship ($60,000 over 4 years)
- 2011-2015 York University Fellowship ($60,000 over 3 years)
- 2008-2011 University of Toronto Fellowship ($65,000 over 3 years)
- 2008-2009 Kathleen Coburn Graduate Admission Award, University of Toronto ($5000)
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2008 Philosophy Prize, Bishop’s University ($1000)
- 2008 Eileen Healy Scholarship for Leadership, Canadian Federation of University Women, Sherbrooke & District ($1000)
CONFERENCE PAPERS
- 2015 “‘But really what I’m doing there was capturing stories’: Wildlife Filmmakers’ Stories about Nature.” Stories About Science: Exploring Science Communication and Entertainment Media Symposium, University of Manchester [accepted].
- 2015 “Documentary Filmmakers’ Collaboration with Science Consultants.” CSHPS, University of Ottawa [accepted].
- 2015 “Shortcuts to Nature: Staging in 21st-Century Wildlife Films.”
“Faking It:”Counterfeits, Copies, and Uncertain Truths in Science,
Technology, and Medicine Conference, CSTMS, UC Berkeley [accepted].
- 2015 “Animal Stand-Ins: Authenticity and Artifice in 21st-Century Wildlife Films.” Society for Cinema & Media Studies, Montreal [accepted].
- 2014 “Why should we care about these ferrets?”: Wildlife Filmmakers on Production, Science, and Storytelling.” Organizer, Science and Film panel. CSHPS, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario.
- 2013 “Simulated nature: wildlife films and the representation of animal behaviour.” ICHSTM, Manchester, England.
- 2012 “Situating Planet Earth’s HD Cameras.” Society for the Social Studies of Science, Copenhagen Business School.
- 2012 “Acting just like a real polar bear: Wildlife films as simulations.” STS Graduate Conference, York University.
- 2012 “The sage behind the camera: Truth-to-nature and wildlife films.” HAPSAT Graduate Conference, University of Toronto.
- 2012 “Objective lenses: Planet Earth’s HD cameras as political and situated.” CSHPS, University of Waterloo.
- 2011 “Spandrels, Complexity, and the Consequences for Adaptationism” Integrating Complexity: Environment and History ISHPSSB Workshop, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario.
- 2010 “‘Storm Centre of Military Medicine’: Theory, Class, and Disciplinary Boundaries in the Canadian Treatment of Shell Shock” AGHS, University of Toronto.
- 2010 “Perspectives on Evolutionary Theory.” IHPST Workshop on Science and
Religion, University of Toronto [invited].
- 2010 “Nature, Real to Reel: Why HPS should care about wildlife films.” CSHPS, Concordia University, Montreal.
- 2009 “Nature, Projected: Evolutionary theory and wildlife films.” Origin of
Species at 150: Darwin Conference, University of Toronto.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- 2015 Teaching assistant, NATS 1840: Science, Technology, & the Environment. York University, Ian Slater.
- 2012; 2014-15 Teaching assistant, NATS 1775: Technology & Civilization. York University, Vera Pavri.
- 2011-2012 Teaching assistant, NATS 1760: Science, Technology & Society. York University, Vera Pavri.
- 2011 Course instructor, JHE 355: History of Evolutionary Biology II. University of Toronto.
- 2009 Teaching assistant, JHE 353: History of Evolutionary Biology. University of Toronto, Marga Vicedo.
- 2005-2008 Tutorial teacher, marker and group tutor for Philosophy of Knowledge, Philosophy of Being, Ethics, Logic I, Logic II. Philosophy Department, Bishop’s University.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- 2012-2013 Graduate assistant, Institute for Science and Technology Studies. York University, Bernard Lightman.
Coordinator, Materiality Conference, Edward Jones-Imhotep.
Assistant, STS-Situating Science Seminar Series, Joan Steigerwald.
- 2008-2009 Research assistant: Models, Truth and Representation. University of Toronto, Anjan Chakravartty.
- 2006 Conference assistant, Aristotle De Anima faculty conference. Philosophy Department, Bishop’s University.
SERVICE
- 2014-2017 Co-editor, Communiqué newsletter for the Canadian Society for the History & Philosophy of Science.
- 2014-2015 Organizer, STS Work-in-Progress Series, York University.
- 2014-2015 President, STS Graduate Student’s Association, York University.
- 2008-2014 Production Editor, Coeditor-in-Chief (2011-2012), Submission Editor, Spontaneous Generations: A Journal for the History and Philosophy of Science, University of Toronto.
- 2012-2013 Copresident, STS Graduate Student’s Association, York University.
- 2011-2012 STS representative, YUGSA council, York University.
- 2010-2014 Founding member, contributing editor, The Bubble Chamber (HPS, science policy, and society blog collective, thebubblechamber.org).
- 2009-2011 Executive-at-large, Graduate Students’ Union Executive, University of Toronto.
- 2009-2011 HAPSAT conference committee, University of Toronto.
- 2009-2011 Member, University of Toronto Scientific Instruments Collection.
- 2008-2011 IHPST representative, Graduate Students’ Union, University of Toronto.
REFERENCES
Katharine Anderson [supervisor]
303 Bethune College
York University
4700 Keele Street
Toronto ON, M3J 1P3
(416) 736-2100 Ext: 22026
kateya@yorku.ca
Joan Steigerwald [committee member]
312 Bethune College
York University
4700 Keele Street
Toronto ON, M3J 1P3
416-736-2100 Ext: 70417
steiger@yorku.ca
Marga Vicedo [teaching]
314 Victoria College
University of Toronto
91 Charles St. West
Toronto ON, M5S 1K7
416-978-1500
marga.vicedo@utoronto.ca
