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History of the DVAG
History of the founding of the German Association for Applied Geography
Due to the current event of the 60th anniversary of the German Association for Applied Geography (DVAG), the working group on history of geography in the Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography was commissioned to study the history of the association in the first two decades of its existence. The goal is to pursue the conflicts over the establishment of an applied geography in the context of structural and theoretical developments of the German geography for the period of the years 1940-1970.
The guiding research questions include the following: Which role played the Association of Professional Geographers for the (re) structuring of the West German geography? What self-image of an applied geography emerged in this period? By means of unevaluated archival documents (including the papers of Walter Christaller, Wolfgang Hartke, and Emil Meynen, which are in the Archives of Geography at IfL) the project aims to analyze the ideas, options, plans and practices of the actors, as well as the relations, conflicts and fault lines between the contemporaries in the light of their experience and expertise margin.
Results/Publications
Brogiato, Heinz Peter / Hänsgen, Dirk / Henniges, Norman / Schelhaas Bruno und Wardenga, Ute (2010): „Ich kann sie nicht mehr gebrauchen, die Geographen, wie sie heute sind“. Zur Gründungsgeschichte des DVAG. In: Standort – Zeitschrift für angewandte Geographie 34 (3), S. 74-79.
Researcher/Research team
Ute Wardenga (project management), Heinz Peter Brogiato, Dirk Hänsgen, Norman Henniges, Bruno Schelhaas
Cooperation
Dr. Andreas Veres (Essen); Prof. Dr. Klaus Kost (Bochum)
Duration of project
2009–2011
Project sponsorship
Deutscher Verband für Angewandte Geographie (DVAG)
Further information
Ute Wardenga
Tel.: +49 341 600 55-110
U_Wardenga[at]ifl-leipzig.de
