MAX-PLANCK-INSTITUT FÜR WISSENSCHAFTSGESCHICHTE Max Planck Institute for the History of Science

Event

Jun 9, 2026
Writing History beyond the Timeline: Traditions and Innovations

Non-linear Writing Practices

This session considers the writing practices we might need to develop in order to explore these more complex concepts of time. How might we learn from historians/anthropologists who encounter time “done differently” in the field? What writing practices do they employ to convey the complexities of the concepts they encounter? 

 

 

Moderation:
Annca Pielenhofer

Organizer(s)
Address
Harnack House, Conference Venue of the Max Planck Society, Ihnestraße 16-20, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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The MPIWG Institute's Colloquium 2025-26 is open to all. Academics, students, and members of the public are all welcome to attend, listen, and participate in the discussion. Please register at:
https://terminplaner6.dfn.de/en/b/256771b43b1df38a8ae26deb0b485dba-1333600

INSTITUTE'S COLLOQUIUM 2025–26: RETHINKING TIME IN THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE

This year’s Institute Colloquium brings together scholars from history, anthropology, environmental studies, the sciences, and the humanities to explore how temporal assumptions shape knowledge production, past and present. We invite them to explore with us how time is constructed, contested, and reimagined across disciplines.

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2026-06-09T14:00:00SAVE IN I-CAL 2026-06-09 14:00:00 2026-06-09 15:30:00 Writing History beyond the Timeline: Traditions and Innovations Non-linear Writing Practices This session considers the writing practices we might need to develop in order to explore these more complex concepts of time. How might we learn from historians/anthropologists who encounter time “done differently” in the field? What writing practices do they employ to convey the complexities of the concepts they encounter?      Moderation: Annca Pielenhofer Harnack House, Conference Venue of the Max Planck Society, Ihnestraße 16-20, 14195 Berlin, Germany Alina Enzensberger Alina Enzensberger Europe/Berlin public