Professions and Proficiency: The Rise and Demise of Knowledge

General Impression

18th Symposium: Professions and Proficiency: The Rise and Demise of Knowledge
Held at the Studio of the Villa Bosch at Heidelberg,
from June 26, until June 28, 2019.

Lectures

Watch now a talk given by Wolfgang König:
"The Siemens Brothers William and Werner: Siemens in Germany and England and Global Telegraphy."

Wolfgang König is a professor at the Berlin Center for Knowledge Research, Technical University Berlin (Germany). You can visit his webpage here.

Watch now a talk given by Hugo Klappenbach:
"The Beginnings of the Psychology Profession in Argentina: Science, Institutional Context and Society."

Hugo Klappenbach is a professor at the National University of San Luis (Argentina). You can visit his webpage here.

Watch now a talk given by Ahmed Bounfour:
"Mobilizing Intangibles under the Acceluction Regime."

Ahmed Bounfour is a professor and the holder of the European Chair on Intangibles at the University Paris Sud (France). You can visit his webpage here.

Watch now a talk given by Paul Windrum:
"The Changing Fortunes of the Architect Profession in Post-War Britain: Complexity, Technological Change, and the (Re)Construction of Knowledge."

Paul Windrum is Deputy Director of the Centre for Health Innovation, Leadership & Learning (CHILL) and Associate Professor of Strategy at Nottingham University Business School. You can visit his webpage here.

Watch now a talk given by Peter M. Haas:
"The Contested Epistemic Authority of Science in a Post-Truth Era of World Politics."

Peter M. Haas is Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (USA). You can visit his webpage here.

Watch now a talk given by Christopher Winch:
"Designing Professional Qualifications: Beyond Path Dependency."

Christopher Winch is Professor of Educational Philosophy and Policy at King's College, London (UK). You can visit his webpage here.

Watch now a talk given by Janet Banfield:
"Improficiency and the Professionalization of Undisciplined Practices."

Janet Banfield is a Career Development Lecturer in Human Geography at Jesus College of the University of Oxford. You can visit her webpage here.

Watch now a talk given by Rakefet Sela-Sheffy:
"What Does it Take to Be a Professional Translator?"

Rakefet Sela-Sheffy is Professor of Semiotics and Culture Research at the Tel Aviv University (Israel). You can visit her webpage here.

Watch now a talk given by Ariane Berthoin Antal:
"The Multifaceted Process of Finding one's Place in Academia: Examples from France, Germany and the USA"

Ariane Berthoin Antal is a professor at the Berlin Social Science Center in Berlin (Germany). You can visit her webpage here.

Watch now a talk given by Patricia Alexander:
"Knowledge and the iGeneration: The Epistemic Consequences of Living and Learning in the Digital Age"

Patricia Alexander is a professor at the Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology at the University of Maryland (USA). You can visit her webpage here.