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Towards a material and spatial history of knowledge production: an introduction
Für eine materielle und räumliche Geschichte der Wissensproduktion: eine Einleitung
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Abstract "In the history of science and knowledge, materiality and space have until now frequently been studied separately. This introduction to the HSR Focus 'Spaces-Objects-Knowledge' argues that approaches that combine these aspects offer new perspectives on processes of knowledge production. Knowledge is... view more
"In the history of science and knowledge, materiality and space have until now frequently been studied separately. This introduction to the HSR Focus 'Spaces-Objects-Knowledge' argues that approaches that combine these aspects offer new perspectives on processes of knowledge production. Knowledge is produced, this introduction argues, in the interaction of humans, objects, and the spaces they are situated in. The tie that brings these elements together is the notion of practice. Three exemplary constellations in which humans, objects, and spaces are brought into interplay are discussed: objects producing spaces, objects circulating through different spaces, and musealized objects." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
research; historical development; knowledge production; history of science; museum
Classification
Philosophy of Science, Theory of Science, Methodology, Ethics of the Social Sciences
Social History, Historical Social Research
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 203-218
Journal
Historical Social Research, 40 (2015) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.40.2015.1.203-218
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed