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…

The History of Knowledge Conference brings together specialists from the History of Knowledge, History of Science, Colonial Studies, Maritime History and Global History to show their ongoing research or consolidated results, having as central theme the “Circulation of knowledge – Epistemic, Social and Material dimensions”. The conference is sponsored by the CITCEM (Transdisciplinary Research Centre…

Political discourse is increasingly marked by ‘alternative facts’, fake news and conspiracy theories. This is an expression of what is often called the politics of post-truth, which many view as a threat to liberal democracy because it could disrupt people’s ability to agree to a common description of reality. This project aims to find new…

The Swedish academic journal Lychnos now welcomes submissions to its open section! Starting in 2023, these articles – after having completed the peer-review and copyediting process – will be published online first. Lychnos has shifted to continuous publishing of articles submitted to its open section to help authors to reach their academic audiences faster. Deadline for articles: No deadline,…