Series of Talks »Blick über den Tellerrand«

Once every month, the Fraunhofer ITWM opens its doors and invites everyone who is interested to broaden their horizon. The interdisciplinary lecture series »Blick über den Tellerrand« of the Felix Klein Center for Mathematics presents different perspectives on a wide spectrum of topics in the area of science and technology.

Exciting experts from a wide range of fields will speak and discuss with the guests. Everyone is cordially invited and admission is free. The event will take place on site at the Fraunhofer Center and will also be broadcast virtually.

German »Blick über den Tellerrand« in October 2024

»Comprehension and Concepts of Time in the Long 20th Century«
Tuesday, October 15th 2024
5pm – 6:30pm

From a conceptual history perspective, Prof. Dr. Christian Geulen presents and discusses in his lecture what other concepts, theories and ideas have emerged in the long 20th century – i.e. from around 1880 to the present day – in addition to the mathematical and scientific concept of time. The focus will be on historical and sociological, philosophical and political ideas and their relationship to the development of the mathematical and scientific concept of time.

About the Speaker

Speaker Prof. Dr. Christian Geulen[only available in German] is Professor of Modern and Contemporary History and its Didactics at the University of Koblenz. He studied history and social sciences at the University of Bielefeld and at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. He was a fellow and visiting professor at the FRIAS in Freiburg, at the ZZF in Potsdam and at Stanford University, California. His areas of research include the history of political ideologies (nationalism, racism, colonialism, populism), historical theory and historical semantics.

His publications include Vom Sinn der Feindschaft, Berlin (2002), Wahlverwandte. Rassendiskurs und Nationalismus im späten 19. Jahrhundert (2004), Geschichte des Rassismus (2017).