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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
Guji as Artefact and Category in Chinese Local Gazetteers
My project explores the nature of guji (古蹟) as artifact and as category of place-representation in China, by analyzing variations in the contents, all
The Emergence and Construction of British SSK in its First Two Decades: East Asian Perspective
I am finishing a book project (in Chinese) on the historical construction of British SSK (sociology of scientific knowledge), a major school of STS, i
Local Gazetteers in Republican China: Spatial Order Continuity and the Modern–Traditional Divide
My project for the Local Gazetteer Workshop takes the local gazetteer as a site to demonstrate the continuity of spatial order in China between the la