Tina Asmussen
Biographic Data
| ID | 5634094 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tina Asmussen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tina |
| FAMILY NAME | Asmussen |
| SIGNATURE | ASMUSSEN T |
| AFFILIATIONS | ETH Zurich |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5827-451X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Resource Landscapes
This special issue critically reexamines the terms “resources” and “landscapes.” The introduction proposes “resource landscapes” as a heuristic framework to challenge these terms’ modern and Western-centric valences using a historical lens. To illustrate this methodology, we apply this heuristic framework to a series of case studies focused on mining in early modern Europe and the colonial Americas. The special issue as a whole focuses on the com…
Wild men in Braunschweig – Economies of hope and fear in early modern mining
This article investigates the myth of the Wild Man and the figure's symbolic and emotional significance for the Harz mining industry. From about the sixteenth century onward, the Wild Man became a point of identity in the montane region of the Harz Mountains. By analysing the appropriation and meanings of the Wild Man and his connection to mining in different media, especially on coins, this article stresses the importance of investigating not on…
Introduction
This special issue is dedicated to the cultural values and impacts of the early modern mining industry and some of the enterprises and practices that surrounded them. The contributions enquire into how mining and metallurgy became a key sector in early modern European society, not only in terms of economic prosperity with its utilitarian connotations, but as a sociocultural phenomenon, whose materials and products affected, or even enabled, many …
The Matter of Empire
Book review
The Kux as a Site of Mediation
Introduction
This special issue is dedicated to the cultural values and impacts of the early modern mining industry and some of the enterprises and practices that surrounded them. The contributions enquire into how mining and metallurgy became a key sector in early modern European society, not only in terms of economic prosperity with its utilitarian connotations, but as a sociocultural phenomenon, whose materials and products affected, or even enabled, many …
Wild men in Braunschweig – Economies of hope and fear in early modern mining
This article investigates the myth of the Wild Man and the figure's symbolic and emotional significance for the Harz mining industry. From about the sixteenth century onward, the Wild Man became a point of identity in the montane region of the Harz Mountains. By analysing the appropriation and meanings of the Wild Man and his connection to mining in different media, especially on coins, this article stresses the importance of investigating not on…
The Kux as a Site of Mediation
The Matter of Empire
Book review
Wild men in Braunschweig – Economies of hope and fear in early modern mining
This article investigates the myth of the Wild Man and the figure's symbolic and emotional significance for the Harz mining industry. From about the sixteenth century onward, the Wild Man became a point of identity in the montane region of the Harz Mountains. By analysing the appropriation and meanings of the Wild Man and his connection to mining in different media, especially on coins, this article stresses the importance of investigating not on…
Introduction
This special issue is dedicated to the cultural values and impacts of the early modern mining industry and some of the enterprises and practices that surrounded them. The contributions enquire into how mining and metallurgy became a key sector in early modern European society, not only in terms of economic prosperity with its utilitarian connotations, but as a sociocultural phenomenon, whose materials and products affected, or even enabled, many …
Resource Landscapes
This special issue critically reexamines the terms “resources” and “landscapes.” The introduction proposes “resource landscapes” as a heuristic framework to challenge these terms’ modern and Western-centric valences using a historical lens. To illustrate this methodology, we apply this heuristic framework to a series of case studies focused on mining in early modern Europe and the colonial Americas. The special issue as a whole focuses on the com…
Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies (4 works) · History (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Colonialism (2 works) · History (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Ancient history (1 work)