Below you can find examples of past MUSTS research projects.
Abandoning technology: Understanding the dynamics of technological trajectories of phase-out
PhD project by Zahar Koretsky, supervised by prof. dr. Harro van Lente
Past projects
Open WUN (Worldwide Universities Network)
This one-year project will develop research partnerships focused on open scholarship, with a particular emphasis on digital cultural heritage. Partners will come together for a week-long workshop in […]
Listening on Display: Exhibiting Sound Art 1960s-now
PhD project by Linnea Semmerling (funded by NWO through the ‘PhD in the Humanities’ programme), who successfully defended her PhD on April 30, 2020. She […]
Talking You Through: Traffic Information and Car Radio, 1950s-now
This project examines the history and contemporary practices of traffic radio in the United States, Germany and The Netherlands (1950s-now). Which technologies and organisational forms […]
Mental Health Expertise Online: The enactment of expertise on bipolar disorder on online platforms in English and French
Bipolar disorder is listed among the top ten causes of disability worldwide, yet the knowledge about it is limited, and the authority of experts has […]
Nature’s diplomats: Ecological experts and the conservation policy of international organizations (1920-2000)
Today it is a broadly shared assumption that environmental problems are global, and that we should address them by resorting to a neutral and universal […]
“Science and World Order”: Uses of science in plans for international government, 1899-1950
This Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowship project (2014-2017) involved a collaboration between MUSTS, Columbia University, New York City, and the Max Planck Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte […]
History of sound: a Smart Audiobook for the Car
Image: https://beeldbank.rws.nl, Rijkswaterstaat / DVK-RWS Project Leader: Karin Bijsterveld
Sonic skills: sound and listening in the development of science, technology and medicine (1920s-now)
Scholars who emphasize the visual bias in Western culture usually point to science as their favorite example. Doing research seems impossible without using images, graphs […]