Kevin Rick Doß

Dr. Kevin Rick Doß is a Lecturer for Special Tasks at the Institute of Sociology (IfS) at the University of Münster. He holds a Dr. phil from Kiel University (2020) and previously taught at Bielefeld University and the University of Osnabrück. His research focuses on analytical social psychology, materialist theory history, and dialectical social theory. Current projects include a habilitation on 'Memory and Society – Materialist Contributions to a Theoretical History of Forgetting.'

• Education: PhD in Sociology (Kiel University, 2016-2020), MA in Political Science/Sociology (Osnabrück/Kiel, 2008-2013)
• Teaching: Leads seminars on social theory, ideology critique, and sociological methodology, including courses like 'Social Theory as Enlightenment' and 'Exclusion as Structural Contradiction.'
• Research: Emphasizes pragmatism, dialectics, and the sociological analysis of knowledge systems. Active in peer-reviewed book reviews across contemporary and historical sociological works.