Dr. Monika Mattes
Academic Librarian
BBF | Research Library for the History of Education
Warschauer Straße 34-38
10243
Berlin
Projects
Publications
Curriculum Vitae
| Period of time | Occupation |
|---|---|
| 2004 | Doctorate at Technical University Berlin |
| 1990 – 1991 | Study year abroad (Erasmus programme) at Lyon University II and Centre Pierre Léon |
| 1989 – 1996 | Studied Modern History, Eastern European History and Romance, Master of Arts at Free University Berlin |
| 1986 – 1989 | Studied Modern History, East European History and Romance at Albert-Ludwig-University Freiburg |
Professional Activities
| Period of time | Occupation |
|---|---|
| Since 2013 | Academic staff member at the DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education, Research Library for the History of Education, Berlin |
| 2012 – 2013 | Museum pedagogue at the department for education and teaching, German Historical Museum, Berlin |
| 2008 – 2011 | Lecturer at the Historical Institute, Potsdam University |
| 2005 – 2011 | Academic staff member at the Centre for Contemporary History Potsdam (ZZF) e.V. |
| 2005 | Academic staff member in the field of museum pedagogy, exhibition “Migration. 1500-2005“ at the German Historical Museum, Berlin |
| 1995 – 1997 | Assistant staff member for “science and reunification“, Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Science |
Current Work and Research Priorities
- Library and collection history
- Teachers' association history
- Social and knowledge history of school
- Family and gender history
Selected Talks/Presentations
- Collecting Pedagogical Knowledge: Goals, Actors, and Practices of Book Collecting. The Example of the German School Museum / German Teachers' Library in Berlin 1876-1914. Symposium „Exploring Collections of Educational History. 19th Symposium of School Museums and Collections of Educational History“ in Berlin, 29.06.2023.
- Volksschullehrer als ‚Wissenssammler‘ um 1900. Das Beispiel des Deutschen Schulmuseums/Deutsche Lehrerbücherei in Berlin. Internationale Konferenz „Pädagogisierung in der Identitätsbildung und Professionalisierung: die Rolle der Wissenschaft, Wissensvermittlung, Bildung und Sozialfürsorge“, Comenius Bibliothek Prag, 23./34.6.2022.
- „Leistungsschule“, „Lernfabrik“ oder „Kuschelecke“? Westdeutsche Gesamtschulen als Orte pädagogischer Wissensproduktion in den 1960/70er Jahren. HKW-Konferenz „Education Shock“, Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin, 30.11.2019.
- Gesamtschuldiskurse. Die 1970er Jahre als „Transformationsjahrzehnt“ für den historischen Wandel von Schulkulturen? Panel „Schule in Bewegung – Gab es einen Wandel der Schulkultur?“. DGfE-Kongress am 21.3.2018 in Essen (mit Sabine Reh).
- The psychologization of the classroom? Teacher education and school practice in Switzerland and the Federal Republic of Germany from the 1960s to the 1980s. ISCHE 2016, 17.08.2016 in Chicago (mit Tomas Bascio).
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Sep 10, 2026