
Key Research Area
Cultures and societies undergo transformation processes - both in the past and today. Thanks to its broad spectrum of subjects in the humanities and social sciences, RUB is in a position to investigate these phenomena at the highest scientific level.
Models for concepts of the future in East Asia, manifestations of virtuality, religious meaning formation in and through metaphors, truth production and truth enforcement or aesthetics and care in infrastructures - the topics that are at the forefront of Bochum's research into cultures and societies and their transformation are diverse and are strongly based on interdisciplinary cooperation. What they have in common is that they provide essential questions and answers to today's challenges and contribute to the sustainability of our society.
Prof. Dr. Jörn Etzold is spokesperson for the research group"Infrastructure: Aesthetics and Care".
The DFG long-term project will include a pioneering online and open-access corpus of Zoroastrian Middle Persian texts in Pahlavi script. This by far largest Middle Persian corpus (approx. 54 texts, 687,000 words) will then be accessible in transliteration and transcription as well as in manuscript photographs of the 15 oldest codices.
The College for Social Sciences and Humanities of the University Alliance Ruhr is designed as an international Institute for Advanced Study and promotes excellence in research. It offers a forum for interdisciplinary dialog and facilitates international collaboration between outstanding academics.