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The "Birth" of Biopower in Eighteenth-Century Germany
Claudia Stein's research focused on the political and medical world of one of eighteenth-century Germany’s most powerful states, the electorate of Bav
Asynchronicity—The Soviet Audiovision (1925–1934)
Jana Klenhova's dissertation project was a media-historical study of practices and theories of synchronicity and asynchronicity in early Soviet sound
The History of the Distinction between the Context of Discovery and the Context of Justification
Monica Aufrecht's research examined epistemic issues in philosophy of science, as well as ethical issues relating science research and policy to
International Food Safety Standards 1955–1975
In this project, Brigit Ramsingh focused on the Codex Alimentarius (or "Food Code"), a joint initiative of the United Nations' Food and Agricultu
Constructions of the Brain: The Emergence of the Neurological Adolescent
The goal of this Research Program was to develop meaningful interactions between history of science, anthropology, and cognitive neuroscience. Using t
Theories and Practices of the Original in Contemporary Art
This research project focused on the theoretical and practical "survival" of artworks, including case studies of works by artists such as Dieter Roth,
The Psalter—Visual Grid and Performative Rhythm for Data
This project aimed at understanding the ways in which the Psalter helped in the Middle Ages to organise dispersed data into a meaningful frame. The en
Medical Jurisprudence and Unsoundness of Mind in Anglo-American Law
John Carson's research project investigated how the Anglo-American legal and medical communities constituted and contested the concept of “unsoundness
Publications, Carson, J. (2014). Mental Testing in the Early Twentieth Century: Internationalizing the Mental Testing Story. History of Psychology 17, 249-55., Funding Institutions, Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin
The Military Defense System of the Great Wall in Ming Dynasty
The military settlements along the Ming Dynasty Great Wall are a series of 1,100-odd garrisons. In addition, there are several thousand posts, beacon
Spatial Analysis of Historical Private Libraries in China, 960-1945
The private library was an important element of culture in ancient China, and can be used as an alternative indicator of knowledge distribution. By an