Past Member
Dagmar Schaefer
Funding provided by the Hetty Goldman Membership Fund
Affiliation
Historical Studies
Field of Study
History of Science in China
From
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Dagmar Schaefer’s research project studies the changing nature of knowing silk in premodern China. Over a long period, the domesticated silkworm, the fiber, and the fabric developed almost exclusively in this region of the world. Does materiality—such as the sociotechnical complex of silk—affect scientific and technological development?
Dates at IAS
Member
School of Historical Studies
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Spring
Degrees
Julius Maximilians Universität Würzburg
Ph.D.
1996