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    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

  • Innenhof und Ausblick auf die Mainau
    Innenhof und Ausblick auf die Mainau

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    You can find the teaching for the summer semester 2024 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: Gesellschaftsexperimente als historisches Dispositiv, ca. 1820 bis 1980

    Anne Kwaschik (Konstanz)

    "Gesellschaftsexperimente als historisches Dispositiv, ca. 1820 bis 1980"

    As part of the series "Les jeudis de l'Institut historique allemand", the DHI is organising this event in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut Paris. The lecture will take place on 04/04/2024 from 18:00 to 20:00 online and on site.

    Further information and the Zoom link can be found here.

  • Conference Report:
    Women´s bodies, Women´s Rights Health

    The conference report from last Oktobers` 2023 conference for "Women´s bodies, Women´s Rights Health: Health Feminism, Reproductive Knowledge and Women´s Activism Across Europe 
    in the Long 20th Century" is now available.

    The report can also be found in this blog.

  • 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.