Where is the history of humanities headed? On December 8, 2021 LUCK hosts a digital symposium centering on this question. Invited speakers include Rens Bod, Herman Paul, and Suzanne Marchand, as well as scholars providing concrete examples from the Swedish context. Moderated by Isak Hammar and Hampus Östh Gustafsson. December 8, 2021, 15.00–18:30 (CET). Welcome…

On 20 October, 13.15-15.00 CET Karin Sennefeld, Anton Runesson and Mari Eyice will present their research concerning early modern bodily experiences, emotions and the role of codified knowledge at the History of Knowledge seminar, on Zoom. The seminar will be held in Swedish. Please contact johan.ostling@hist.lu.se to receive the Zoom link. Abstract: Utifrån pågående projekt om funktionshinder,…

All are invited to join the meeting of the History of Knowledge Seminar Series.  > Rens Bod (UvA)‘Why We Need a Polycentric Approach to the History of Knowledge’ Date: Thursday 21 October 2021Time: 15:30-17:00 (CEST)Place: Online (Microsft Teams)* Registration is not required. Please find the link to the meeting below this message * > Abstract In this talk I will argue…

On 6 October 13.15–14.30 (CET), Lund Centre for the History of Knowledge welcomes Dr. Erica Charters of Oxford University to present the multi-disciplinary research project “How Epidemics End”.  Please contact johan.ostling@hist.lu.se to receive the Zoom link. The following is an introduction to the project:”As Covid-19 drags on and new vaccines promise imminent widespread immunity, the world’s attention has…

On 15 December 15.15–17.00 (CET), the Division of Book History, Lund University, will organize a seminar with Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen (University of St. Andrews). They will present their new book The Library: A Fragile History. Please contact jonas.nordin@kultur.lu.se to receive the Zoom link.

Date: 14th October 2021 14.00-15.30 CEST This seminar is dedicated to surveillance. David Lyon, prominent scholar of surveillance studies, has over the years argued that all societies relying on communication and information technologies for administrative and control processes are surveillance societies. Yet, the English historian, Edward Higgs warns against a superficial equation between gathering of information…

Although the internationalization of the social sciences and humanities has become a defining characteristic of research, teaching and publishing practices (Heilbron et al. 2017: 131), national academic labor markets tend to turn in on themselves in times of crisis (Gruzinski 2016; Adelman 2017). Moreover, the global dimension of wealth inequalities (Piketty 2014, 2020; Savage 2021)…

On 21 September 13.15–15.00 (CEST), LUCK organizes the online seminar “The History of Ignorance” with Peter Burke (Cambridge) and Lukas Verburgt (Utrecht). Please contact johan.ostling@hist.lu.se to receive the Zoom link. Photo by Viktor Talashuk on Unsplash

David Larsson Heidenblad’s new book The Environmental Turn in Postwar Sweden: A New History of Knowledge is fresh off the presses! The book is published by Manchester University Press and free to download at:  https://www.manchesteropenhive.com/view/9789198557749/9789198557749.xml The book tells the story of how modern environmentalism emerged in postwar Sweden and shaped world events. It is the first full-length study…