Institute of Modern History

Julia Tubbesing (née Krippner)

Research Associate

Contact

Office: Hegelbau, 2nd floor, room 205
Tel.: 07071 29-72386
 Fax: 07071/29-5874
Julia.Tubbesingspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de
Hours: By appointment


Vita

since May 2021
Research Associate

at the University of Tübingen

2020
Scholarship:

Deutschlandstipendium

2019-2021
Studies (M. Ed.):

History, Classics, Education Science Studies; University of Tübingen

2018-2021
Scientific assistant

in the archaeological private sector

2018-2019
Scholarship:

Deutschlandstipendium

2016-2019
Studies (B. Ed.):

History, Classics, Education Science Studies; Universities of Tübingen and Münster

2015-2017
Guide

at the Museum of Ancient Cultures (Hohentübingen Castle)

2014-2016
Studies (M. A.):

Classical Archaeology; University of Tübingen

2012-2016
Scholarship

of the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation

2010-2014
Studies (B. A.):

Classical Archaeology, Prehistory and Medieval Archaeology; University of Tübingen

2010
Abitur
16.01.1994
born in Marktredwitz

Dissertation project

Excavation practice between science and politic. German excavations in the Ottoman Empire (1870-1914)

The dissertation project examines German excavation practice in the Ottoman Empire between 1870 and 1914 with a focus on social history. At the end of the 19th century large-scale excavations, mostly led by Europeans, were flourishing and provided jobs for hundreds of people. In my dissertation I will analyze archaeological practices with regard to the influence of imperial networks and conceptual frameworks, whereby all excavation participants should be taken into account as far as possible.
The project starts with the following questions: How much more was German archaeology than a child of its time? Were German archaeologists intrinsically part of the colonial/imperial project? Can colonial and imperial practices be identified within archaeological practice and, if so, what impact have they had on knowledge construction? How did one deal with (scientific) irritations and doubts? To what extent were local people involved in archaeological practice? How exactly did the cooperation with the excavation participants work during the excavations and expeditions? How were the working conditions for workers (e.g. wages, working hours, social benefits)? What colonial/imperial networks did archaeologists use or benefit from? Which of these networks and structures played a part in the research?
Based on selected case studies, the dissertation project is intended to contribute on clarifying these questions and to close a gap that has existed so far in the history of science in the German Empire. This opens up new perspectives on the history of the "great discoverers" and structures become visible that still influence the archaeological practice of Europeans abroad today.


Research

Priorities

  • History of archaeology
  • History of Science