Martina Schlünder
Biographic Data
| ID | 1103562 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Martina Schlünder |
| GIVEN NAMES | Martina |
| FAMILY NAME | Schlünder |
| SIGNATURE | SCHLÜNDER M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Max Planck Institute for the History of Science |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Internal Rotation(s)
At the turn of the twentieth century, in the midst of a shift in obstetrical research toward physiology, German obstetrician Hugo Sellheim (1871–1936) embarked upon a research project on the laws of birth mechanics. In a comprehensive experimental program, centering on the internal rotation of fetuses during birth, he tried to find out what kind of mechanical and expulsive forces were at work in the birthing process. From these experiments emerge…
Birds Have Procedures Too
This article examines how bird movements take part in shaping both local airport operations and global air traffic infrastructure. Drawing on archival sources, observations, and visual materials, we examine different layers and regimes of knowledge production on avian migration in and around the global air traffic hub Frankfurt Airport, especially in bird strike prevention. By inquiring into the airspace and ground procedures of both birds and hu…
Encounters in Borderlands
Focusing on a global hub of aviation, Frankfurt Airport, this essay examines encounters between animals and technology in airport operation. In order to understand how airport practices constantly negotiate the borders with local environments or even produce new ones, we draw on Gloria Anzaldúa’s concept of “borderlands.” Extending this notion from human to nonhuman inhabitants and passengers of airports opens up for novel possibilities to appreh…
Becoming Bone Sheep
Becoming Bone Sheep Martina Schlünder (bio), Pit Arens (bio), and Axel Gerhardt (bio) Click for larger view View full resolution “Becoming Bone Sheep” by Martina Schlünder, Pit Arens, and Axel Gerhardt. (Copyright © 2014 Martina Schlünder, Pit Arens, and Axel Gerhardt. All rights reserved, reproduced with permission.) [End Page 263] Click for larger view View full resolution “Becoming Bone Sheep” by Martina Schlünder, Pit Arens, and Axel Gerhardt…
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Wissens‐Hunger im Stall
Epistemic‐Hunger in the Stable: The Genesis of Bone‐Sheep as Experimental Animals in Orthopedic Surgery. The text explores the coming‐into‐being of bone‐sheep as experimental animals in the field of orthopedic surgery from the 1960s onwards. Sheep replaced dogs – mainly for emotional reasons – as test subjects for newly developed implants like plates and screws, which were used for fracture care in humans and in pet animals. Utilizing a praxeogra…
Cakes und Candies – Zur Geschichte der Ernährung von Versuchstieren
Cakes and Candies: Historicizing the Feeding Practices of Experimental Animals. This special issue explores the history of experimental animals by studying the history of their feeding practices and nutritional regimes. Revisiting the literature of current historiographies of animals and drawing on new integrative approaches in the history of science, science and technology studies, and food history, we outline how historical ontologies and a pra…
Medical Science in the Light of a Flawed Study of the Holocaust
In her PhD thesis Reading Fleck: Questions on Philosophy and Science (Hedfors, 2006) and her papers based on it, Eva Hedfors proposes a sci entifically informed reading of Ludwik Fleck that aims to contest the (puta tive) mythology of Fleck. According to Hedfors, Fleck is believed to have been an important scientist. However, a careful reading of his scientific papers, she claims, reveals that Fleck's studies were poorly done, often meaningless a…
Medical Science in the Light of a Flawed Study of the Holocaust
In her PhD thesis Reading Fleck: Questions on Philosophy and Science (Hedfors, 2006) and her papers based on it, Eva Hedfors proposes a sci entifically informed reading of Ludwik Fleck that aims to contest the (puta tive) mythology of Fleck. According to Hedfors, Fleck is believed to have been an important scientist. However, a careful reading of his scientific papers, she claims, reveals that Fleck's studies were poorly done, often meaningless a…
Birds Have Procedures Too
This article examines how bird movements take part in shaping both local airport operations and global air traffic infrastructure. Drawing on archival sources, observations, and visual materials, we examine different layers and regimes of knowledge production on avian migration in and around the global air traffic hub Frankfurt Airport, especially in bird strike prevention. By inquiring into the airspace and ground procedures of both birds and hu…
Wissens‐Hunger im Stall
Epistemic‐Hunger in the Stable: The Genesis of Bone‐Sheep as Experimental Animals in Orthopedic Surgery. The text explores the coming‐into‐being of bone‐sheep as experimental animals in the field of orthopedic surgery from the 1960s onwards. Sheep replaced dogs – mainly for emotional reasons – as test subjects for newly developed implants like plates and screws, which were used for fracture care in humans and in pet animals. Utilizing a praxeogra…
Medical Science in the Light of a Flawed Study of the Holocaust
In her PhD thesis Reading Fleck: Questions on Philosophy and Science (Hedfors, 2006) and her papers based on it, Eva Hedfors proposes a sci entifically informed reading of Ludwik Fleck that aims to contest the (puta tive) mythology of Fleck. According to Hedfors, Fleck is believed to have been an important scientist. However, a careful reading of his scientific papers, she claims, reveals that Fleck's studies were poorly done, often meaningless a…
Rezension
Wissens‐Hunger im Stall
Epistemic‐Hunger in the Stable: The Genesis of Bone‐Sheep as Experimental Animals in Orthopedic Surgery. The text explores the coming‐into‐being of bone‐sheep as experimental animals in the field of orthopedic surgery from the 1960s onwards. Sheep replaced dogs – mainly for emotional reasons – as test subjects for newly developed implants like plates and screws, which were used for fracture care in humans and in pet animals. Utilizing a praxeogra…
Cakes und Candies – Zur Geschichte der Ernährung von Versuchstieren
Cakes and Candies: Historicizing the Feeding Practices of Experimental Animals. This special issue explores the history of experimental animals by studying the history of their feeding practices and nutritional regimes. Revisiting the literature of current historiographies of animals and drawing on new integrative approaches in the history of science, science and technology studies, and food history, we outline how historical ontologies and a pra…
Becoming Bone Sheep
Becoming Bone Sheep Martina Schlünder (bio), Pit Arens (bio), and Axel Gerhardt (bio) Click for larger view View full resolution “Becoming Bone Sheep” by Martina Schlünder, Pit Arens, and Axel Gerhardt. (Copyright © 2014 Martina Schlünder, Pit Arens, and Axel Gerhardt. All rights reserved, reproduced with permission.) [End Page 263] Click for larger view View full resolution “Becoming Bone Sheep” by Martina Schlünder, Pit Arens, and Axel Gerhardt…
Encounters in Borderlands
Focusing on a global hub of aviation, Frankfurt Airport, this essay examines encounters between animals and technology in airport operation. In order to understand how airport practices constantly negotiate the borders with local environments or even produce new ones, we draw on Gloria Anzaldúa’s concept of “borderlands.” Extending this notion from human to nonhuman inhabitants and passengers of airports opens up for novel possibilities to appreh…
Internal Rotation(s)
At the turn of the twentieth century, in the midst of a shift in obstetrical research toward physiology, German obstetrician Hugo Sellheim (1871–1936) embarked upon a research project on the laws of birth mechanics. In a comprehensive experimental program, centering on the internal rotation of fetuses during birth, he tried to find out what kind of mechanical and expulsive forces were at work in the birthing process. From these experiments emerge…
Birds Have Procedures Too
This article examines how bird movements take part in shaping both local airport operations and global air traffic infrastructure. Drawing on archival sources, observations, and visual materials, we examine different layers and regimes of knowledge production on avian migration in and around the global air traffic hub Frankfurt Airport, especially in bird strike prevention. By inquiring into the airspace and ground procedures of both birds and hu…
Computer Science (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Geographies of human-animal interactions (3 works) · Medical History and Research (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · History (2 works)