In a new episode of the podcast Ceteris Never Paribus, the host Maria Bach speaks to Evelina Kallträsk, David Larsson Heidenblad, Anna Nilsson Hammar and Johan Östling, all members of the Lund Centre for the History of Knowledge (LUCK). They discuss what is the history of knowledge and how its approaches might be useful for historians…

The international yearbook History of Intellectual Culture is seeking new contributions for publication in Volume 3 (2024). We are inviting proposals for (1) individual articles for sections I & III as well as (2) guest editors for the thematic section II. HIC focuses on the modern period (from the long 19th century onward) and takes on a decidedly…

For two weeks, five guest researchers have been staying at the Lund Centre for the History of Knowledge: Eva Andersen (Antwerp), Marina Bezzi (Brasília), Anne Brædder (Roskilde), Valentina Mann (Cambridge/Florence) and Thomas Ruoss (Zurich). Together, we have discussed their exciting ongoing research, we have debated James Secord’s new article in Isis, we have interacted with Daniel…

Step into the world of the history of spectacular science and the various forms of (un)conventional knowledge that circulated in the nineteenth century through performance and entertainment. Learn about the relation between performance, science, knowledge and its objects and media. Explore how various props such as the magic lantern, panoramas or human exhibitions shaped the public’s perception…

At the Centre for History of Knowledge, we are now announcing a postdoctoral research position in the history of knowledge with a focus on the history of the knowledge society. The focus on the history of the knowledge society means that we emphasize the societal dimension of the history of knowledge. It is important that the…

LUCK will organize a lecture and seminar with Daniel Bellingradt (Augsburg): LectureTuesday, 21 March, 17:15–19.00, Daniel Bellingradt will give the lecture “Entangled Perspectives: Media Echoes in a Communication History of Early Modern Europe”. The lecture will take place in LUX:B152 and on Zoom: https://lu-se.zoom.us/j/67551989790 Seminar Wednesday, 22 March, 13:15–15.00, we will discuss the chapter “Reconstructing the early modern news world: Urban space, political conflict,…

A fully financed PhD fellowship in History – Cultural History of the Ocean or Public History of the Ocean at the University of Stavanger. The PhD project should be either situated in environmental history, history of knowledge, museology, cultural heritage studies and/or public history. Within these frameworks, the position is open to various topics, for example The…

In March, five researchers will for two weeks be visiting fellows at LUCK as a part of our Visiting Fellowship Programme in the History of Knowledge. During their stay in Lund, these scholars – Eva Andersen (Antwerp), Marina Bezzi (Brasília), Anne Brædder (Roskilde), Valentina Mann (Cambridge/Florence) and Thomas Ruoss (Zurich) – will present their ongoing research…

The new edited volume Women in the History of Science brings together primary sources that highlight women’s involvement in scientific knowledge production around the world. Drawing on texts, images and objects, each primary source is accompanied by an explanatory text, questions to prompt discussion, and a bibliography to aid further research. Arranged by time period, covering 1200…