idw – Informationsdienst Wissenschaft
Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
idw - Informationsdienst
Wissenschaft
10/18/2013 - 10/19/2013 | Berlin
In recent years the question of how to relate disciplinary and area-based knowledge in mutually beneficial ways has preoccupied scholars as well as academic administrators in many countries. Area specialists have contested the universalist assumptions prevalent in the social sciences; at the same time, globalization has challenged scholarly approaches practiced in area studies.
In Germany, academia has also undergone substantial processes of reform and internationalization which have affected the humanities, social sciences and area studies in particular ways. As a result of those processes, concepts such as transregional studies, comparative area studies, global studies and postcolonial perspectives have become more prominent in the humanities and social sciences. Although some of these notions are often used interchangeably, the terminological plurality indicates divergent views of how to conceptualize research and teaching perspectives beyond static national or cultural frames.
It is by convening this conference that the Max Weber Stiftung and the Forum Transregionale Studien seek to readdress the status of the humanities and social sciences in an increasingly globalized academic landscape.
The conference will be the starting point for an annual series by the Forum Transregionale Studien and the Max Weber Foundation which establishes a forum for experts from different countries to enter into dialogue on internationalization experiences and strategies in research and teaching. Five panels will address the opening up of specific fields of knowledge (art, law, philology) to transregional perspectives and discuss conceptual and institutional aspects of transregional studies.
The Keynote Lecture will be held on october 17th by Prof. Sheldon Pollock (Columbia University) at Senatssaal, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Participation in the lecture by invitation only.
Information on participating / attending:
The talks will be held in English. Please register if you would like to participate: office@trafo-berlin.de
Date:
10/18/2013 09:30 - 10/19/2013 18:30
Event venue:
Musikinstrumenten-Museum Berlin
Curt-Sachs-Saal
Tiergartenstr. 1
Entrance: Ben-Gurion-Straße
10785 Berlin
Berlin
Germany
Target group:
Journalists, Scientists and scholars
Email address:
Relevance:
international
Subject areas:
Cultural sciences, History / archaeology, Language / literature, Philosophy / ethics, Social studies
Types of events:
Conference / symposium / (annual) conference
Entry:
06/27/2013
Sender/author:
Dr. Stefanie Rentsch
Department:
Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event44177
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