Chair of the History of Knowledge - Prof. Dr. Anne Kwaschik

Welcome to the Chair of the History of Knowledge

How did knowledge of Africa or that originated in Africa come to Europe? How were notions of scarcity and crisis informed not only by material conditions, but also by scientific and intellectual currents? How did knowledge about social cohesion and humans living together come to be? In other words, how and in which forms did knowledge become the decisive basis for modern societies and their thinking about the future? The branch of history of knowledge of the University of Konstanz explores the historical development of knowledge, its changing forms and conditions for production as well as the evolution of the social functions of knowledge. ...more

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You can find the teaching for the winter semester 2023/24 here.

You can find the plan for the research colloquium here.

Here you can find information about the Working Group „Re-imagining Higher Education and Research” of the European Reform University Alliance (ERUA)

For any questions regarding term papers, exams or similar topics, please consult our newly created page.

Lecture:
Revolutionäre im Interview. Thomas Kuhn, Quantenphysik und Oral History

The History of Knowledge Research Colloquium invites:

Anke te Heesen (HU Berlin)

"Revolutionäre im Interview. Thomas Kuhn, Quantenphysik und Oral History"

The session will take place on Tuesday, 28.11.2023 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in cooperation with the Colloquium Modern History at the University of Konstanz in room D 247

Lecture:
Datendschungel: Die Computerisierung des Vietnamkriegs und ihre Überreste

The History of Knowledge Research Colloquium invites:

Moritz Feichtinger (Universität Basel)

"Datendschungel: Die Computerisierung des Vietnamkriegs und ihre Überreste"

The session will take place on Tuesday, 23.01.2024 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in cooperation with the Colloquium Modern History and the RVL "Serious Gaming" at the University of Konstanz in room H 306.

Welcome

We are very pleased to welcome Prof. Dr. Christa Wirth as a Visiting Professor of the History of Knowledge Research Group for the summer semester.

You can find more information about Christa Wirth here.

Reading Recommendation:
Student Representatives’ Perceived Effectiveness

In her Master's thesis "Student Representatives’ Perceived Effectiveness of their Engagement in European University Alliances’ Governance Structures" (2022, University of Konstanz/Utrecht University), Kathrin Ebel explored student representatives’ perceptions of their engagement’s effectiveness in transnational higher education alliance governance such as ERUA. Find out more about the results of her survey conducted with 67 students from 24 university alliances here.