2026, Termine

Call for Papers: Conference on the History of Geography 2026 Geographical Knowledge in Local Context and Global Entanglement 3–4 September 2026 · Budapest

The idea that knowledge has a place is one of the central insights of the history of science. Scholarship in Science and Technology Studies and historical epistemology has demonstrated that knowledge production is embedded in local, institutional and cultural contexts – and that this embeddedness shapes not only the circulation of knowledge but also its… Read More Call for Papers: Conference on the History of Geography 2026 Geographical Knowledge in Local Context and Global Entanglement 3–4 September 2026 · Budapest

2025, Publikationen

Carla Lois (2025): Terrae Incognitae. Mapping the Unknown. Brill: Leiden and Boston.

The blank spots on a map and the legends that speak of terrae incognitae are among the most seductive sirens of the cartographic imagination. They hint at the existence of unknown lands, yet tell us nothing about what they are or what they might be like. Do such lands even exist? How many types of… Read More Carla Lois (2025): Terrae Incognitae. Mapping the Unknown. Brill: Leiden and Boston.