Friedrich Cain

Dr. Friedrich Cain is a postdoctoral researcher and University assistant at the Chair of Historical Transregional Studies within the Faculty Center for Transdisciplinary Historical and Cultural Studies at the University of Vienna. His work bridges the history of knowledge, political epistemology, and Central/Eastern European history.

• Academic Background: Studied in Halle/Saale, Bremen, Krakow, Konstanz, and Berkeley, CA; earned doctorate in Konstanz with a focus on clandestine research in occupied Poland.
• Research Focus: Explores knowledge organization, precarious knowledge systems, and the epistemology of historiography. His current project examines science studies initiatives in the 1970s-1980s across Eastern and Western blocs.
• Key Collaborations: Co-edits the 'History of Science in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe' platform and organizes regional academic workshops.
• Publications: Authored a monograph on WWII underground scholarship and numerous articles on Central/Eastern European knowledge production across historical periods.
• Teaching: Offers seminars on historical sources, methodology of historiography, and workshops on reading/writing history.