How universities tell their own story is changing, and it matters
Historians are breaking free from traditional university histories by borrowing tools from global history, media studies, and other disciplines. This shift matters for policymakers and institutional leaders trying to understand how universities actually shape—and reflect—society, not just preserve their own institutional narratives.
Originaltitel: Contemporary Nordic Histories of the Universities: The Renewal of An Old Field
<p>Historians of the universities have not always belonged to the avantgarde of historical research. On the contrary, many studies of the universities have tended to be rather traditional and narrow-minded. In recent years, however, the surge in the history of knowledge has opened up novel perspectives and given new impulses to how to write the history of the universities. In this presentation, Johan Östling, director of the Lund Centre for the History of Knowledge (LUCK), will highlight some of these new trends and approaches. Among other things, he will show how global history, media history and the history of the humanities can enrich the history of universities.</p>