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851-0061-00L 2 Credits DR D-GESS

History of Knowledge in the Making (University of Zurich)

Werkstatt Wissensgeschichte (Universität Zürich)

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Abstract

This doctoral seminar provides a platform for PhD projects in the history of knowledge.

Objective

We focus on the specific forms, circulations, and practices of knowledge, its discursive, cultural, and social, moreover its scientific, technological, media, and infrastructural, as well as its legal, economic, and political conditions and effects in global and transnational perspectives. Based on the participants' research projects, the seminar introduces the methods, relevant literature and current issues in the history of knowledge.

General Information

Language
German
Levels
DR
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
ungraded semester performance
Anmeldemodalitäten, Datum und Ort dieser Leistungskontrolle werden ausschliesslich von der UZH festgelegt.

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
seminar Werkstatt Wissensgeschichte (Universität Zürich)
**Kurs an der Universität Zürich**
No time listed 12 h semesterly

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