Christoph Hoffmann

Christoph Hoffmann is a Professor of Science Studies at the University of Lucerne, affiliated with the Faculty of Cultural and Social Sciences and the Seminar for Cultural Studies and Science Studies. He has held this full professorship since March 2010.

Education:

• Studied German and history at Frankfurt am Main and Freiburg im Breisgau.
• Doctorate in 1995: "The Poet on the Apparatus: Media Technology, Experimental Psychology, and the Texts of Robert Musil, 1899–1942" (Munich: W. Fink, 1997).
• Habilitation in 2004: "Under Observation: Natural Research in the Age of Sensory Apparatuses" (Göttingen: Wallstein, 2006).

Research Interests: Hoffmann's work bridges Science and Technology Studies (STS), Cultural Studies, History of Science, Media Studies, and Literary Studies. His scholarship critically examines how media technologies and experimental psychology shape scientific knowledge production, with particular attention to historical contexts and interdisciplinary methodologies.

Professional Experience:

• Postdoctoral positions at European University Viadrina (Frankfurt/Oder) and Max Planck Institute for History of Science (Berlin).
• Research associate and co-director of "Knowledge in Design" research group at Max Planck Institute (2004-2010).
• Full professor at University of Lucerne (2010–present).
• Guest researcher: Center for Literary Research Berlin (2001), Akademie Schloß Solitude Stuttgart (2004), IFK Vienna (2006).
• Visiting professor, Department for Germanic Languages & Literatures, Columbia University (fall 2008).

Scientific Awards: No awards are documented in the provided text.

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Labs and Teams: Previously co-directed the "Knowledge in Design" research group at the Max Planck Institute for History of Science (2004-2010). Current laboratory affiliations or team leadership roles are not specified.