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About the Author: Dr. Philipp Kneis
Dr. Philipp Kneis teaches cultural and political theory at Oregon State University and the University of Tübingen. He holds a Master’s degree in History and American Studies from Humboldt University Berlin, and a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Potsdam, Germany. Having grown up in Communist East Germany, his research and teaching have been dedicated to questions of democracy, political theory, European integration, global diversity and human rights. For over twenty years, he has organized the Transatlantic Students Symposia, an international field school bringing European, American and other students together on topics related to civic education, democracy, transnational cooperation, cultural trauma and environmental policy. He is an active member of the Climate Dialogue Group, which is affiliated with Fielding Graduate University. His current research is dedicated to Utopian political thought. He also writes poetry and music and blogs at erraticattempts.com.
His interests in poetry, photography and music are reflected on philjohn.com, which is a continuous archive of his work, mostly uncut. For a list of academic projects, see pjkx.com.
About this Blog
This blog builds on my research interests and is dedicated to promoting the public understanding of theories of the social sciences and the humanities, as laid out in #79: The Need for the Public Understanding of Humanities and Social Science Theory.
My interests in poetry, photography and music are reflected on philjohn.com, which is a continuous archive of my work, mostly uncut. For a list of academic projects, see pjkx.com.
For comments or questions, please e-mail me. I do not allow commenting on my blog posts, as I do not have the time and energy to moderate and screen discussions.
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