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Prof. Dr. Eva Christiane Cancik-Kirschbaum

Nominated by

  • German Research Foundation (DFG)
  • AcademiaNet member since 17.05.2010
  • AcademiaNet- Selection Criteria


Employed by

  • Freie Universität Berlin


Academic Discipline/Fields

  • Arts and humanities


Field

Humanities



Area of specialisation

The history, languages and cultures of the ancient Near East between the 4th century and the 1st century AD, the history of research in the field of Ancient Near Eastern studies, ancient Near Eastern philology and history, Assyriology, Ancient Near Eastern studies



Research interests

  • Political history

  • Economic and social history of the ancient Orient

  • History of knowledge and science

  • History of ideas

  • Relations between the Orient and the Occident in the past and present

  • Cultural history and cultural heritage



Languages

English, French, German, Italian, Spanish



Doctorate

  • 1994: Mittelassyrische Briefe aus Tell Schech Hamad / Dur-Katlimmu ("Middle Assyrian letters from Tell Schech Hamad / Dur-Katlimmu")


PostDoc qualification, e.g. Habilitation

  • 2002: Der König von Assur ("The king of Assur")




Short CV/Education and training

  • 1984
    Abitur (A-levels) at Uhland Gymnasium (grammar school)

  • 1984 – 1994
    Studied ancient Near Eastern studies, classical archaeology, Near East archaeology and Semitic studies in Tübingen, Rome and Berlin; regular participation in excavation projects

  • 1996 – 2001
    Lecturer at the Institute of Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Freie Universität (FU) Berlin

  • 2001 – 2003
    Research associate at the Helmholtz Centre at Humboldt University of Berlin

  • 2001 – 2002
    Directeur d'Études invitée, maitre de conference an der École Pratique des Hautes Études at the Université la Sorbonne, Paris, France

  • Since 2003
    Professor of ancient Near Eastern philology and history at the Freie Universität (FU) Berlin

  • 2003 – 2004
    Visiting professor of Assyriology at the Collège de France, Paris, France

Selected projects

  • Spokesperson of Area B in the Excellence Cluster "TOPOI – The formation and transformation of space and knowledge in the Ancient World", various research projects on spatiality (political spaces; knowledge spaces)

  • Research project "Cultural techniques and instruments of order" within the framework of the German Research Foundation (DFG) Research Unit FG "Images–Scripts–Numbers"

  • Denkwerk project of the Robert Bosch Foundation: "Ancient Orient and Europe"

Membership in scientific bodies/juries

  • Corresponding member of the German Archaeological Institute (DAI)

  • Member of the commission "Ancient World" of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BBAW)

  • Member of the elected Academic Senate of the Freie Universität (FU) Berlin

  • German Research Foundation (DFG) review board member

  • Member of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) working group "Year of the Humanities", 2006 – 2007

  • Member of the executive committee of the German Oriental Society, 2001 – 2006

Additional qualifications

  • Excavation philologist


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