Dr. Monika Wulz

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21335 Lüneburg, Universitätsallee 1, 5.216
Fon 04131.677-2638, monika.wulz@leuphana.de
Wiss. Mitarbeiter*in, Professorship of Cultural History

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Vita

Monika Wulz is a philosopher and historian of science, currently teaching and researching at the Chair of Cultural History of Knowledge at Leuphana University. After completing her PhD at the University of Vienna on the epistemology of Gaston Bachelard, she was working at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin, at the Technical University of Braunschweig, the Universities of Konstanz and Lucerne, and, before coming to Leuphana, at ETH Zurich. From 2018 to 2021, she was the coordinator of the PhD program “History of Knowledge” at ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich.

Research Interests

Monika's research focuses on the history of knowledge, of science, and of theory from a political and economic perspective.

In her book project “Economies of Intellectual Labor: A History of Productivity and Inequality, 1830–1930,” Monika examines the debates that took place in economic theory, philosophy, and sociology regarding the economic role of intellectual labor during the age of industrialization, globalization, and colonial expansion. The book expands on current discussions about “academic capitalism” and the “neoliberalization of the university” by adding perspectives on the history of intellectual work and the conflicts about its resources.

Her research project, “Non-aligned Science,” deals with the history of political theory, science policy, and the critique of science in the era of decolonization (1960–1990). Looking at international conferences in former Yugoslavia, the project examines the contact zones and political and theoretical conflicts surrounding science and technology between Western capitalist countries, Eastern Bloc states, and non-aligned states of the Global South in the context of the emerging multipolar world.

Publications

Books and anthologies

  1. Über Bücher: 99 Texte und Bilder für Michael Hagner
    Monika Wulz (Editor) , Ines Barner (Editor) , Stephan Graf (Editor) , Nils Güttler (Editor) , Niki Rhyner (Editor) , Vera Wolff (Editor) , 2025 Göttingen

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research

  2. Scientific Political Activism – eine Annäherung an das Verhältnis von Wissenschaft und politischem Engagement seit den 1960er Jahren: Zur politischen Geschichte wissenschaftlichen Wissens
    Monika Wulz (Editor) , Pascal Germann (Editor) , Lukas Held (Editor) , Pascal Germann (Editor) , Lukas Held (Editor) , Monika Wulz (Editor) , 2022

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research

  3. Edgar Zilsel: Philosopher, Historian, Sociologist
    Monika Wulz (Editor) , Donata Romizi (Editor) , Elisabeth Nemeth (Editor) , 2022 Cham

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research

  4. Rechtes Wissen: Konstellationen zwischen Universität und Politik
    Monika Wulz (Editor) , Max Stadler (Editor) , Janosch Steuwer (Editor) , 2021

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research

  5. Deregulation und Restauration: Eine politische Wissensgeschichte
    Monika Wulz (Editor) , Max Stadler (Editor) , Fabian Grütter (Editor) , Nils Güttler (Editor) , 2021 Berlin

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research

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Journal contributions

  1. Gernot Waldner (Hg.): Die Konturen der Welt. Geschichte und Gegenwart visueller Bildung nach Otto Neurath
    Monika Wulz (Author) , 01.01.2024 , in: Musil-Forum. Studien zur Literatur der klassischen Moderne, 38 , p. 402–408

    Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research

  2. Scientific Political Activism – eine Annäherung an das Verhältnis von Wissenschaft und politischem Engagement seit den 1960er Jahren
    Pascal Germann (Author) , Lukas Held (Author) , Monika Wulz (Author) , 01.12.2022 , in: NTM International Journal of History and Ethics of Natural Sciences, Technology and Medicine, 30, 4 , p. 435-444 , 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research

  3. Aufbruch in die phänomenotechnische Wirklichkeit: Gaston Bachelards „Surempirismen“
    Monika Wulz (Author) , 01.01.2021 , in: Allgemeine Zeitschrift fur Philosophie, 2021, Beiheft 1 , p. 249-270

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research

  4. The Political and the Epistemic in the Twentieth Century: Historical Perspectives
    Monika Wulz (Editor) , Kijan Espahangizi (Editor) , Monika Wulz (Author) , Kijan Espahangizi (Author) , 01.09.2020 , in: Know, 4, 2 , p. 161-174 , 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  5. Neben Feyerabend: Wissenschaftsforschung neokonservativ
    Monika Wulz (Author) , Max Stadler (Author) , 01.01.2020 , in: Nach Feierabend. Zürcher Jahrbuch für Wissensgeschichte, 15 , p. 49–61

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

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Contributions to collected editions/anthologies

  1. Schreib-Arbeit
    Monika Wulz (Author) , 01.01.2025 Göttingen , p. 241–245

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research

  2. On Thermodynamics and Society: Edgar Zilsel’s Epistemology and Politics Across Disciplinary Boundaries
    Monika Wulz (Author) , 01.01.2022 Cham , p. 61–89

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review

  3. Genie als Investitionsmodell: Begabtenförderung und globale Wissenschaftspolitik um 1900
    Monika Wulz (Author) , 01.01.2020 Berlin , p. 205–226

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research

  4. Economy as if: On the Role of Fiction in Economics in the 1920s
    Monika Wulz (Author) , 01.01.2020 Frankfurt/M. , p. 211–230

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review

  5. Entgrenzungen des Rationalen: Bachelards Philosophie des Surrationalismus
    Monika Wulz (Author) , 01.01.2017 Konstanz , p. 105–152

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research

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Activities

  1. Wissenschaft in einer multipolaren Welt: Kontakte und Konflikte im “globalen Sozialismus” um 1980
    Monika Wulz (Speaker)

    Activity: Guest lectures › Research

  2. Zur Ökonomie der Gelehrten: Rentenkapitalismus, Hyperinflation und die Not der geistigen Arbeiter in den 1920er Jahren
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    Activity: Conference Presentations › Research

  3. Soziale Arbeitsteilung, akademisches Proletariat und Geistesarbeiterinnen: Konträre Ökonomien der geistigen Arbeit um 1900
    Monika Wulz (Speaker)
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    Activity: Conference Presentations › Research

  4. Frictions of Science and Technology in a Multipolar World: The Prehistory of Donna Haraway’s Cyborg Manifesto in 1980s Yugoslavia
    Monika Wulz (Speaker)
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    Activity: Conference Presentations › Research

  5. Räume des nicht ausgerichteten Wissens: Die Konferenzen und die Zeitschrift „Sozialismus in der Welt“
    Monika Wulz (Speaker)
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    Activity: Conference Presentations › Research

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Prizes

  1. IFK Senior Fellow
    Monika Wulz (Recipient) ,

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

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Courses