Research

The researchers at the Collaborative Research Centre examine representations of changing social orders. They understand representations as a means to organize and communicate knowledge. Their core aim is to analyse processes of the exchange of representations in order to determine the origins of social orders. They conduct studies on a variety of regions and periods of time.

The researchers are working in the fields of history, anthropology, social science, and art history. They are interested in how representations create social orders, and how social orders in turn give rise to representations. They analyse situations of crisis and upheaval by means of intertemporal and intercultural comparisons.

Facilities

The Collaborative Research Centre brings together around fifty professors, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate students. It consists of fifteen sub-projects. Six working groups promote interdisciplinary academic discussions on subjects such as violence, identity, law, knowledge, visual representation, and space.

The centre combines a great variety of regional expertise. Researchers work on societies in Europe, Africa, Eastern Europe, Central and Southeast Asia. The centre cooperates with the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin University of the Arts and Zentrum Moderner Orient. It is funded by the German Research Foundation.

Graduate Program

The graduate program of the Collaborative Research Centre supports graduates in planning and shaping their careers. It provides insights into the world of science and supports intensive work on PhD projects. The graduate program brings together PhD candidates with various scientific backgrounds. The program offers lecture series, reading courses, and practice-oriented seminars.

We seek applications from graduates in the humanities and social sciences. Thus, we welcome applicants from history, art history, anthropology, political science, and social science.

Kontakt

Sprecher Prof. Dr. Jörg Baberowski Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Sonderforschungsbereich 640 Mohrenstraße 40-41 D-10117 Berlin	Vorstand Prof. Dr. Jörg Baberowski Prof. Dr. Stefan Beck Prof. Dr. Vincent Houben Prof. Dr. Thomas Mergel Prof. Dr. Gabriele Metzler
Wissenschaftliche Koordination            Matthias Braun Fon: +49.30.2093.4864 Fax: +49.30.2093.4893 Post: matthias.braun[at]staff.hu-berlin.de	Verwaltung Xenia Krüger Fon: +49.30.2093.4722 Fax: +49.30.2093.4893 Post: xenia.krueger[at]geschichte.hu-berlin.de
Technik Paul Buerschaper  Markus Michler      Felix Herrmann     Fon: +49.30.2093.4862 Büro: Mo/Do 10-12 Uhr (bis Mitte Oktober)	Webpräsenz der Ersten Laufzeit http://www.repraesentationen.de