We are looking for two researchers in the history of knowledge. They will be part of LUCK and work within the project “The Europeanization of the Universities: Transforming Knowledge Institutions from within, c. 1985–2010” under the direction of Professor Johan Östling. The positions are fixed term positions for 24 months at 75 per cent of…

The history of the humanities is a rapidly evolving research field, dedicated to the study of the historical development, conditions, and epistemologies of the humanities from a wide range of perspectives. In the last two decades, the field has seen significant institutionalization and coordinated activities primarily from the Netherlands, but with an explicit global agenda…

Focus and engagement areas At LUCK, we have a broad interest in the history of knowledge, including the concepts, methodologies, theories and analytical frameworks of the field. For the coming years, however, we have singled out more distinct areas which we will focus on. In many ways, these areas reflect our main scholarly interests at…

History of Intellectual Culture (HIC) is an international yearbook devoted to the history of knowledge and published by De Gruyter. The yearbook is open access and the papers undergo a double-blind peer review process. More information here: https://www.degruyter.com/serial/hicu-b/html#overview HIC is currently inviting contributions and/or guest editors for Volume 4 (2025). For more information, please see this Call for…

David Larsson Heidenblad and Johan Östling have published Kunskapshistoria: En introduktion (Studentlitteratur). It is an introductory book in Swedish to the history of knowledge, aimed for students and scholars interested in the field. The book is based on the original English version The History of Knowledge (CUP, 2023) Read more about the book here: https://www.studentlitteratur.se/kurslitteratur/humaniora-och-samhallsvetenskap/historieamnen/kunskapshistoria/#:~:text=Boken%20riktar%20sig%20till%20studenter,%2C%20metoder%2C%20forskningsobjekt%20och%20källmaterial.