645310 Philosophy of Science "Anything goes": Reading Joachim Radkau's "Geschichte der Zukunft" and Lucian Hölscher's "Die Entdeckung der Zukunft"

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645310
Philosophy of Science "Anything goes": Reading Joachim Radkau's "Geschichte der Zukunft" and Lucian Hölscher's "Die Entdeckung der Zukunft"
UE 2
5
weekly
each semester
English

Familiarity with new approaches to the history of Central Europe as well as recent theoretical discussions.

Joachim Radkau is one of the most distinguished and well-known German social and environmental historians. As part of the course, we will read and analyze his newest book, “Geschichte der Zukunft” in connection with contemporary sources as well as Lucian Hölscher’s stardard work “Die Entdeckung der Zukunft”.

Seminar discussions, oral and written presentations by participants.

Oral and written presentations

Joachim Radkau, Geschichte der Zukunft. Prognosen, Visionen, Irrungen in Deutschland von 1945 bis heute, München: Carl Hanser Verlag 2017; Lucian Hölscher, Die Entdeckung der Zukunft, Göttingen: Wallstein Verlag 2016.
Accompanying sources to be discussed at the outset of the course.

Online-enrollment required. For SKZ 603 alt: no registration requirements; For 603 new: positively graduated PM 1; For SKZ 313 none.

For students of curriculum BA History (2009), a reduced workload applies. 

05.10.2017
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Thu 2017-10-05
13.45 - 15.15 40601 UR 40601 UR Barrier-free
Thu 2017-10-12
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Thu 2017-10-19
13.45 - 15.15 40601 UR 40601 UR Barrier-free
Thu 2017-11-09
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Thu 2017-11-16
13.45 - 15.15 40601 UR 40601 UR Barrier-free
Thu 2017-11-23
13.45 - 15.15 40601 UR 40601 UR Barrier-free
Thu 2017-11-30
13.45 - 15.15 40601 UR 40601 UR Barrier-free
Thu 2017-12-07
13.45 - 15.15 40601 UR 40601 UR Barrier-free
Thu 2017-12-14
13.45 - 15.15 40601 UR 40601 UR Barrier-free
Thu 2018-01-11
13.45 - 15.15 40601 UR 40601 UR Barrier-free
Thu 2018-01-18
13.45 - 15.15 40601 UR 40601 UR Barrier-free
Thu 2018-01-25
13.45 - 15.15 40601 UR 40601 UR Barrier-free
Thu 2018-02-01
13.45 - 15.15 40601 UR 40601 UR Barrier-free