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Dr. Kerrin v. Engelhardt is an Associate Scientist at the Humboldt University Berlin's Department of History of Education within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. She also holds roles as Project Leader in the BMBF-funded collaborative project 'MythErz' and as a lecturer in science history at the Technical University of Berlin. Her research focuses on Cold War educational practices, historical pedagogical technologies, and the Abitur examination system in Germany. She has held positions including Research Assistant at the Humboldt University’s Institute of Education Studies and the Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, and led projects on educational film analysis and university collection utilization.
Education: PhD in History of Natural Science from Friedrich-Schiller University Jena (2013), M.A. in Cultural History/Folklore Studies (2011), and Diploma in Fine Art from Bauhaus University Weimar (2003). Her work integrates interdisciplinary approaches to explore the intersection of education, science, and cultural history.
Research Interests: Cold War pedagogical media, history of educational assessment practices, cultural history of science education, and institutional practices in historical education systems. She emphasizes praxeological methods to analyze historical educational materials and rituals.
Key Projects: Leadership in the 'MythErz' project examining GDR educational myths through films; co-coordination of the 'Abitur examination practices' project; development of interdisciplinary teaching strategies using university collections.
Publications: Over 20 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on topics such as East German educational spaces, historical examination rituals, and Weimar-era art education. Notable works include analyses of GDR science education films and the socio-cultural dimensions of Abitur practices.
