An intellectual elite at the end of the Middle Ages: 'Publicist activity' and its impact on 'public opinion‘ (10)

• Subject Area: Asian Studies
• Term: from 2016 to 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 257731206

The subproject as a whole focuses on late medieval and early modern forms of ‘publicist activity’ aiming to redefine the neglected texts in terms of literary history and to locate them within the framework of political communication. Having examined the ruler in the first funding period of the CRC, the project now shifts focus to the authors interpreting them as intellectual elite: while acting within a somehow ‘public sphere’, the authors influence ‘public opinion’ and hence claim power.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1167: Macht and Herrschaft – Premodern Configurations in a Transcultural Perspective
• Applicant Institution: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
• Project Heads: Professorin Dr. Karina Kellermann, since 7/2020; Dr. Birgit Zacke, since 7/2020