Speakers
Prof. Dr. Anke te Heesen
I am Professor of the History of Science at the Institute of History (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) and a Principal Faculty member at the International Max Planck Research School “Knowledge and Its Resources.” My research focuses on the materiality and application-oriented dissemination of knowledge-based objects crossing the boundaries of science and everyday life. At the center “Applied Humanities: Genealogy and Politics,” I will trace the history of interview-based life course research, a narrative approach in early sociology and psychology that is currently becoming politically effective again. I am Principal Investigator of the DFG research training group “Small Forms” (HU) and have published prizewinning work on the history of knowledge. My most recent fellowships were at the Collegium Helveticum and ETH Zurich (2023/2024).
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Prof. Dr. Viktoria Tkaczyk
I am Professor of Media and Knowledge Technologies at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. In addition to my role as Speaker of the research center “Applied Humanities: Genealogy and Politics,” I lead the DFG project “Raw Materials of the Humanities” at HU Berlin and teach at the International Max Planck Research School “Knowledge and Its Resources.” I have published widely on the history of early modern and modern aviation, architecture, acoustics, neuroscience, experimental aesthetics, and sound media, earning several fellowships and prizes. Most recently, I was a visiting professor at Princeton University and a fellow at the HIAS in Hamburg. At the research center “Applied Humanities,” I will embark on a global historical inquiry into the roles of humanities scholars in shaping and reshaping media infrastructures throughout the modern era.
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