070283 VO History of Science (2023S)

Wissenschaften, Kolonialismus und die Vermessung der Körper

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 7 - Geschichte

Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

Language: German

Examination dates

Friday 30.06.2023 Thursday 13.07.2023 Tuesday 18.07.2023 Monday 09.10.2023 Tuesday 09.01.2024 09:45 - 11:15 Digital

Lecturers

Anna Maria Echterhölter

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The event will be held weekly and in person in HS 41.

    
    Tuesday
    07.03.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Hörsaal 41  Gerda-Lerner Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 8
    
    Tuesday
    14.03.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Hörsaal 41  Gerda-Lerner Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 8
    
    Tuesday
    21.03.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Hörsaal 41  Gerda-Lerner Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 8
    
    Tuesday
    28.03.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Hörsaal 41  Gerda-Lerner Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 8
    
    Tuesday
    18.04.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Hörsaal 41  Gerda-Lerner Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 8
    
    Tuesday
    25.04.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Hörsaal 41  Gerda-Lerner Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 8
    
    Tuesday
    02.05.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Hörsaal 41  Gerda-Lerner Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 8
    
    Tuesday
    09.05.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Hörsaal 41  Gerda-Lerner Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 8
    
    Tuesday
    16.05.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Hörsaal 41  Gerda-Lerner Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 8
    
    Tuesday
    23.05.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Hörsaal 41  Gerda-Lerner Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 8
    
    Tuesday
    06.06.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Hörsaal 41  Gerda-Lerner Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 8
    
    Tuesday
    13.06.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Hörsaal 41  Gerda-Lerner Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 8
    
    Tuesday
    20.06.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Hörsaal 41  Gerda-Lerner Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 8
    
    Tuesday
    27.06.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Hörsaal 41  Gerda-Lerner Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 8

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The English text will follow shortly.

Assessment and permitted materials

In the exam and in your oral contributions, you show: ability to orientate yourself in the subject area, knowledge of the most important concepts and methods in the history of science, ability to conduct independent research in specialist bibliographies and archive portals, familiarity with exemplary cases; In addition, the general scientific ability is assessed: Originality of the access, the independence and clarity of the argumentation, critical handling of the material, nuanced assessment of the research literature, depth of the research.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

In the exam and in your oral contributions the following skills will be rewarded: ability to navigate the subject area, knowledge of the most important concepts and methods in the history of science, ability to conduct independent research in bibliographies and archive portals, familiarity with exemplary cases; In addition, the following is assessed: Originality of approach, the independence and clarity of the argumentation, critical handling of the material, nuanced assessment of the research literature, depth of the research.

Examination topics

In addition to the material discussed during the lecture, independent additional reading on chosen subject areas is expected. The slides are made available for study after the lecture. A comprehensive Moodle course provides reading recommendations for individual projects and classic texts.

Reading list

Michael Hagner: Ansichten der Wissenschaftsgeschichte. Zur Einführung. In: Ders., Ansichten der Wissenschaftsgeschichte. Frankfurt am Main 2001, S. 7–42.
Elena Aronova, Christine von Oertzen und David Sepkoski: Introduction. Historicizing Big Data. In: Osiris 32/2017, S. 1–17.
Rheinberger, Hans-Jörg: Historische Epistemologie zur Einführung. Hamburg: Junius 2013.
Sommer, Marianne, Staffan Müller-Wille, and Carsten Reinhardt (Hg.): Handbuch Wissenschaftsgeschichte. 2017.
Unbedingt empfehlenswert sind zudem aktuelle Ausgaben der einschlägigen Zeitschriften: Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Wissenschaftsgeschichte, N.T.M., Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Isis, Osiris, Science in Context, Nach Feierabend, Technology and Culture, Technikgeschichte u.a

Association in the course directory

BA Geschichte: PM4 Aspekte und Räume; VO Wissenschaftsgeschichte (5 ECTS) / ZWM Weitere EAR 1 oder 2 (5 ECTS)
EC Geschichte (V2021) - M1b - VO Wissenschaftsgeschichte (5 ECTS)
EC Geschichte (V2008) - VO Wissenschaftsgeschichte (5 ECTS)

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