New Fellow in the Summer Term: Christian Kassung

6 April 2023

We welcome our new fellow Prof. Dr. Christian Kasssung at the CAS »Imaginaria of Force«. Christian Kassung is Professor of Cultural Techniques and History of Knowledge at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. The main areas of work are the history of knowledge and culture in physics, the cultural techniques of industrialisation and the history and practice of technical media. During his research stay at the DFG CAS »Imaginaria of Force« from April to September 2023, he will investigate the topic »The view into the vortex«.

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