Paola Govoni

Paola Govoni is associate professor (Abilitazione as Professor since 2017) of the History of science at the University of Bologna. Her research and courses focus on: the history, forms and functions of the popularization and communication of science; women’s access to higher education and the scientific professions from the 18^th century to the present; the relationship between biography and autobiography in science and its history; the impact of science studies (science and technology studies, STS) on science and education; interactions between evolutionary biology, social sciences, and feminism in the Cold war; the relationships among humans, other species, and technologies in evolutionary and historical perspectives.

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