Past Visitor
Thomas Kühne
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Questioning myths of a universal ideal of beauty, Thomas Kühne is exploring the conflict-riddled interaction of hegemonic and non-hegemonic discourses on body aesthetics from the eighteenth century to now. His work shows how beauty, whether gendered, racialized, or commodified, has based social distinction and propelled struggles for identity—all over the world.
Dates at IAS
Visitor
School of Historical Studies
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Member
School of Historical Studies
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Degrees
Ph.D.
Honors
2010
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship
1994
Prize of the German Bundestag on Research in Parliamentarism
Appointments
Clark University
2004
Strassler Chair in Holocaust History
Weingarten University, Germany
2002–2003
Visiting Professor of History
Bielefeld University, Germany
1998–2002
Research Fellow
Constance University, Germany
1992–1998
Assistant Professor of History (non-tenure track)