About the School
Casper Andersen
Associate Professor
School of Culture and Society - History of Ideas, subject
Jens Chr. Skous Vej 7
building 1465, 626
8000 Aarhus C
Denmark
Phone: +4587162893
Mobile: +4526391325
My field of research is history of ideas, science and technology in imperial and global contexts. The main focus of my current research is science, knowledge and decolonization in Africa with a specific emphasis on the role of UNESCO. I also publish on the global history of nuclear weapons, science and religion, heritage, evolution and history of science in Denmark.
I teach courses in global intellectual history, methods in the history of ideas, history of science and technology, and I run an elective course on the history of modern Africa. I supervise within these areas from BA to PhD and post doc level.
At the department for Philosophy and History of Ideas I organise and convene the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (HPST) resarch seminars and in 2015 I was elected to The Young Academy of the Royal Danish Academy for Sciences and Letters.
Since 2021 I am chair person in the Danish society for the history of technology
My first research monograph, British Engineers and Africa 1876-1914 analysed the development of the British engineering profession in the context of imperial expansion in Africa. I have co-edited a five-volume collection on British Governance and Administration in Africa 1880-1939 (2013) and published in leading journals including Technology & Culture, Isis, Canadian Journal of African Studies, History & Antropology, Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers among others.
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Global Idéhistorie
Andersen, C. (ed.) & Thorup, M. (ed.), 1 Oct 2018, 1 ed. Aarhus: Baggrund. 219 p.Research output: Book/anthology/dissertation/report › Anthology › Research › peer-review
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Internationalism and Engineering in UNESCO during the End Game of Empire, 1943–68
Andersen, C., 1 Jul 2017, In: Technology and Culture. 58, 3, p. 650-677 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The Government and Administration of Africa, 1880–1939. 5 Volumes: A collection of rare sources on British administration in Africa. With commentary and comprehensive introductions. VOL 1: Recruitment and Training; VOL 2: Governance and Law; VOL 3: Taxation and Revenue; VOL 4: Urban and Rural Lands; VOL 5: Health, Labour and Other Issues of Administration
Andersen, C. (ed.) & Cohen, A. (ed.), 1 Apr 2013, London: Pickering & Chatto. 2000 p. (Britain and Africa series).Research output: Book/anthology/dissertation/report › Book › Research › peer-review
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British Engineers and Africa 1875-1914
Andersen, C., 23 Jun 2011, London: Pickering & Chatto. 239 p. (Studies in Empires, Vol. 16).Research output: Book/anthology/dissertation/report › Book › Research › peer-review
Port Efficiency and Public Private Capacity in Ghana
Project: Research
European Colonial Heritage Modalities in Entangled Cities
Project: Research
Science Popularization as Cultural Diplomacy: UNESCO (1946-1958)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organisation of workshop, seminar or course
Making the archival watch dog bark': the UNESCO archive of African oral tradition
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Racism and anti-racism seminars
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organisation of workshop, seminar or course
Modtager af Cayxlegatet til forskningsophold i Unesco Paris: Dronning Margrethe og Prins Henriks Fond
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Member: The Young Academy [Det Unge Akademi]
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Vinder af "The 25th Study tour of Japan Essay Contest": "Technology and culture in Modern Japan
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