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Tree of Knowledge HaK133, painting by Hilma af Klint, courtesy of The Hilma af Klint Foundation _ Photo_Moderna Museet-Stockholm.

Dept. III

Artifacts, Action, Knowledge

Department III studies the history of knowledge and action considering the changing role of artifacts: texts, objects, and spaces. Our research collectively examines the processes and structures by which people grappled with the materiality of existence. Through the analysis of everyday actions, we interrogate the boundaries and intersections between the inner workings of objects and all domains of life. Together these approaches allow us to pursue inquiries into historical epistemologies of action. Our research structure has three entry points: artifacts (things), action (making), knowledge (work). 

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The Making of Calculable Territory in Song Dynasty China, 1000–1250

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Migration, Mobility, and Expertise

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The Making of a Cage Bird Class: African Grey Parrots in Early Modern Europe

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Internal Rotation/s. Sociomaterial practices and Embodiments in Hugo Sellheim’s Experiments on Birth Mechanics

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ISIS Issue 113 featureing LoGaRT Working Group members Shellen Xiao Wu and Jiajing Zhang

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Sonja Brentjes receives Annemarie Schimmel Foundation Award for Islamic Studies

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"First Research Article” fellowships for students at Asian, African, or Latin American institutions

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