Gerrit Jasper Schenk
Biographic Data
| ID | 6336391 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gerrit Jasper Schenk |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gerrit Jasper |
| FAMILY NAME | Schenk |
| SIGNATURE | SCHENK G J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Historisches Institut, University of Stuttgart. |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5492-512X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Crisis of the 14th Century
Pre-modern critical interactions of nature and society can best be studied during the so-called "Crisis of the 14th Century". While historiography has long ignored the environmental framing of historcial processes and scientists have over-emphasized nature's impact on the course of human history, this volume tries to describe the at times complex modes of the late-medieval relationship of man and nature. The idea of 'teleconnection', borrowed fro…
Kritische Infrastrukturen“ als Ergebnisse individueller und kollektiver Kritikalitätszumessungen – ein Ansatz für die Mediävistik?
"Kritische Infrastrukturen" als Ergebnisse individueller und kollektiver Kritikalitätszumessungen - ein Ansatz für die Mediävistik?
Gerrit Jasper Schenk und Stephanie Eifert fragen, inwiefern von »kritischer Infrastruktur« in der Vormoderne gesprochen und wie diese analysiert werden kann. Im Rückgriff auf die bisherige Forschung wird das beschreibungssprachliche Verständnis einer Transport- und Verkehrsinfrastruktur erörtert. Es wird vorgeschlagen »kritische« Infrastrukturen des Mittelalters über eine Analyse zeitgenössischer Aussagen zu identifizieren, wenn etwa eine Gesells…
Historical Disaster Experiences
Disastro, Catastrophe, and Divine Judgment
Which concepts and images were used for terrible and disastrous events in the medieval millennium? This chapter answers this question by taking the example of concepts for natural extreme events such as earthquakes, storms and floods. It can be shown that in late medieval times an abstract notion filled with emotions was found to label numerous events of the same kind: “disastro” (bad star). This transculturally shaped neologism refers to the ast…
‘…Prima ci fu la cagione de la mala provedenza de’ Fiorentini…’ Disaster and ‘Life World'—Reactions in the Commune of Florence to the Flood of November 1333
Early in November 1333 flood waters gushed into the city of Florence. Giovanni Villani, eyewitness and chronicler of this disaster, wrote extensively on contemporary discourses about its origins. In recent research Villani's explanatory models have been viewed as characteristic of the oscillatory perceptions of his contemporaries, alternating between factors of natural history and notions of theological guilt. However, even Villani cited the lack…
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‘…Prima ci fu la cagione de la mala provedenza de’ Fiorentini…’ Disaster and ‘Life World'—Reactions in the Commune of Florence to the Flood of November 1333
Early in November 1333 flood waters gushed into the city of Florence. Giovanni Villani, eyewitness and chronicler of this disaster, wrote extensively on contemporary discourses about its origins. In recent research Villani's explanatory models have been viewed as characteristic of the oscillatory perceptions of his contemporaries, alternating between factors of natural history and notions of theological guilt. However, even Villani cited the lack…
Disastro, Catastrophe, and Divine Judgment
Which concepts and images were used for terrible and disastrous events in the medieval millennium? This chapter answers this question by taking the example of concepts for natural extreme events such as earthquakes, storms and floods. It can be shown that in late medieval times an abstract notion filled with emotions was found to label numerous events of the same kind: “disastro” (bad star). This transculturally shaped neologism refers to the ast…
Historical Disaster Experiences
Kritische Infrastrukturen“ als Ergebnisse individueller und kollektiver Kritikalitätszumessungen – ein Ansatz für die Mediävistik?
"Kritische Infrastrukturen" als Ergebnisse individueller und kollektiver Kritikalitätszumessungen - ein Ansatz für die Mediävistik?
Gerrit Jasper Schenk und Stephanie Eifert fragen, inwiefern von »kritischer Infrastruktur« in der Vormoderne gesprochen und wie diese analysiert werden kann. Im Rückgriff auf die bisherige Forschung wird das beschreibungssprachliche Verständnis einer Transport- und Verkehrsinfrastruktur erörtert. Es wird vorgeschlagen »kritische« Infrastrukturen des Mittelalters über eine Analyse zeitgenössischer Aussagen zu identifizieren, wenn etwa eine Gesells…
The Crisis of the 14th Century
Pre-modern critical interactions of nature and society can best be studied during the so-called "Crisis of the 14th Century". While historiography has long ignored the environmental framing of historcial processes and scientists have over-emphasized nature's impact on the course of human history, this volume tries to describe the at times complex modes of the late-medieval relationship of man and nature. The idea of 'teleconnection', borrowed fro…
Geography (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Art (3 works) · History (3 works) · Natural disaster (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies (2 works) · Humanities (2 works) · Meteorology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works)