• St. Marks Place, 1968. Foto: James Jowers.
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    Welcome to the website of the Chair of Contemporary History

    On the following pages you may find information on our research interests, on publications and on our courses.

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    St. Marks Place, 1968. Foto: James Jowers. Quelle: George Eastman House. No restrictions.

  • Geschichte und Gesellschaft - Zeitschrift für Historische Sozialwissenschaft

    New from January 1, 2024

    The magazine “Geschichte und Gesellschaft” is created at the Chair of Contemporary History at the University of Konstanz in collaboration with the Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Publisher. The editorial team, located in Konstanz, is the interface between the authors, editors and reviewers of “Geschichte und Gesellschaft” and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht.

  • Transforming Infrastructure
    Cultural Perspectives

    The interdisciplinary research initiative “Transforming Infrastructure: Cultural Perspectives” investigates both the cultural dimensions of infrastructure and the infrastructures of culture.

    Conceiving of “infrastructure” as the support systems of human sociality, the initiative addresses pressing questions regarding infrastructure’s relevance in times of global, technological, cultural, and climatic transformation.

    Three complementing research axes provide the means to investigate the cultural dimensions of infrastructure: Literary studies and Philosophy impart insight into concomitant imaginaries; Sociology, Anthropology, and Media studies identify associated practices; while History leads analyses related to processes.

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