Claudia Stein

Claudia Stein is an Associate Professor in the History Department at the University of Warwick, specializing in the history of medicine, science, and biopolitics. She has held prestigious positions including Wellcome Trust Lecturer (2003-2008) and Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellow (2001-2002). Her research spans early modern Europe to the 20th century, focusing on biopower, visual culture, and disease narratives.

• Education: Dr. Phil. (University of Stuttgart, 2000), Magistra Artium (Friedrich-Wilhelm University, Bonn, 1996)

Her research explores biopolitical strategies in early modern Germany and 20th-century visual culture, funded by the Leverhulme Trust for the international network 'Rights, Duties and the Politics of Obligation' (2015-2018). She supervises postgraduate students on topics related to medicine, science, and visual culture from 1500 to the early 20th century.

Recent publications examine health posters, hygiene exhibitions, and the intersection of capitalism with biomedical practices. She teaches modules on human nature, knowledge and power, medical history in the Enlightenment, and historiography.

• Scientific Awards: Wellcome Trust Lecturer, Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellow

Stein co-authored The History of Medicine (2015) and Negotiating the French Pox in Early Modern Germany (2009). Her work bridges theoretical analysis with empirical studies of medical institutions, disease control, and visual culture.