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Architectures of Knowledge: Infrastructures of the University
Architekturen des Wissens: Infrastrukturen der Universität
Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:48:15
Abstract
The seminar explores interrelations between the architecture of the university and forms of knowledge production. The emphasis is on the end of the 20th century, when digital infrastructures increasingly merged with the spatial constellation of the lecture hall, laboratory and library. We will discuss the discursive spaces that condition the reading, thinking and perception of knowledge.
Objective
Using positions from the history of technology, science and architecture, the seminar will discuss the spatial-technical ensembles of the university and their significance to the production and circulation of knowledge. Case studies provide insights into the overlapping spatial and digital infrastructures that shaped ideas of research and teaching at the end of the 20th century.
Content
The seminar deals with the spatial-technical organization and communication forms of the university. Of particular interest is how, in the context of digitization, digital infrastructures overlap and intertwine with built space and determine the self-understanding of the sciences. At its core the course asks you to identify how teaching and research methods correlate with the social, material and spatial structures of the university.
General Information
- Language
- German
- Levels
- DS , MSC
Examination
- Type
- graded semester performance
Registration & Places
- Max Places
- 30
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| seminar | Architekturen des Wissens: Infrastrukturen der Universität |
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2 h weekly |
Offered In
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GESS Science in Perspective (Only the topics listed in this paragraph can be chosen as GESS Science in Perspective. Further below you will find the "type B courses Reflections about subject specific methods and content" as well as the language courses. 6 ECTS need to be acquired during the BA and 2 ECTS during the MA Students who already took a course within their main study program are NOT allowed to take the course again.)
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Type A: Enhancement of Reflection Competence (Suitable for all students. Students who already took a course within their main study program are NOT allowed to take the course again.)
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