History

With a critical perspective on the philosophy of education, the series Erziehung, Schule, Gesellschaft publishes theoretical, cultural, social, and historical research and studies on topics related to education, teaching, and learning. Particular attention is paid to interdisciplinary and international perspectives under the conditions of cultural and epistemic change in late modernity. Apart from monographies and edited volumes, outstanding academic theses in German and English are published in the series.

Human societies are intertwined with their natural and anthropogenic surroundings in various ways. On the one hand, the deployment of the technical infrastructures of transport, supply and disposal, energy supply and communication play a key role in this respect. On the other hand, the relationship between humans and their environment is reflected in their use of the most different types of natural resources. These two aspects are often, if not always, closely interlinked: infrastructures are used to tap and exploit resources, while the use of resources is a prerequisite for building and operating infrastructures. This series focuses above all on the relationship between society and the environment in terms of both technology and materials. It publishes works that adopt an innovative methodological approach which reflects the hybridity of society, technology and nature in an integrative manner. This includes works in the traditions of science and technology studies, new materialism and a comprehensive history of technology and the environment, including environmental humanities. The series also welcomes submissions of interdisciplinary studies from the fields of the social sciences, engineering and environmental science.

This yearbook has been published since 1993 and is regarded as the most important institution in research into Hofmannsthal. On the one hand, it places the works of Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874–1929) in the aesthetic and socio-historical context of modern European culture. According to the Neue Zürcher Zeitung , its publication of previously unpublished correspondence is one of its particular merits. On the other hand, contributions from renowned experts in literature, the fine arts, philosophy, psychology, politics, and in dance and theatre at the turn of the century are also collected in this yearbook.