Edgar Hirschmann

Edgar Hirschmann is a Lecturer in Political Theory at the University of Bamberg, affiliated with the Faculty of Social Sciences, Economics, and Business Administration. His research focuses on biopolitics, political aesthetics, and the body's role in societal structures. He holds a Master's in Philosophy and Sociology from Goethe University Frankfurt and Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg. Hirschmann has conducted research at RWTH Aachen University and was a Visiting Scholar at Columbia University and Duke University.

His work critically examines pandemic society’s political dimensions, colonial thought patterns, and the intersections of aesthetics with biopolitical power. Recent publications include On viruses, masks, and the new political body (2021), analyzing pandemic-era societal dynamics through a biopolitical lens. Hirschmann’s research also engages Foucault’s theories and explores ethical dimensions in financial systems.

Education Highlights:

• Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy & Political Science (2011–2014), FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
• Master of Arts in Philosophy (2015–2019), Goethe University Frankfurt
• Master of Arts in Sociology (2015–2018), FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg

Research Interests: His work combines genealogical methods with contemporary issues like pandemic governance, body politics, and racialized thought structures. He critiques modern societal self-images through analyses of mask symbolism, immunology, and intercorporeal relations in post-pandemic contexts.

Grants & Projects: Current DFG-funded project on Non-hierarchical Collective Agency. Previously involved in the Networks of Integration project (IAB Nuremberg) and research on industrial dynamics’ evolutionary learning.

Labs/Teams: Member of the Political Theory team at University of Bamberg, collaborating with Prof. Johannes Marx and colleagues on interdisciplinary projects blending philosophy, sociology, and political science.