
Dr. Robert Seyfert
| Address: | Universitätsstr. 10 |
| Email: | robert.seyfert(at)uni.kn |
| Telephone: | +49 7531 88-4485 |
| Fax: | +49 7531 88-4497 |
| Homepage: | www.robert-seyfert.de |
| Office: | F 507 |
| Office hours: | by prior arrangment |
Research Interests
- Sociological Theory, History of Sociology, Cultural Sociology
- Sociology of Finance and Economy
- Sociology of Emotions, Affect Studies
Latest Publication
- "Beyond Personal Feelings and Collective Emotions: A Theory of Social Affect", in: Theory, Culture & Society 29/6 (2012), 27-46.
- Das Leben der Institutionen: Zu einer Allgemeinen Theorie der Institutionalisierung, Velbrück 2011.
- Review in Welt am Sonntag 2, January 08, 2012, 49
- Review in Das Gesundheitswesen 74, 2012, 280.
- Review in Sociologia Internationalis 49, 2011, 157-158
- Review in Portal für Politikwissenschaft, September 27 2012.
- Rezension in socialnet, 22.04.2013.
Curriculum Vitae
- April 2006 – November 2010: Doctoral Studies at Konstanz University, Dissertation (in Sociology): “Aspekte einer Allgemeinen Theorie der Institutionalisierung”.
- September 2002 – August 2003: Visiting Student at the Department of Philosophy, Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science, The New School University New York.
- September 1999 – July 2005: M.A. in Philosophy (major), Sociology and Political Science (minors) at the Technical University Dresden, Germany. M.A. Thesis: “Grenze und Differenz. Differenztheoretisches Denken bei Helmuth Plessner und Gilles Deleuze”.
Publications
- "Beyond Personal Feelings and Collective Emotions: A Theory of Social Affect", in: Theory, Culture & Society 29/6 (2012), 27-46.
- "Poststrukturalistische und Philosophische Anthropologien der Differenz", in: Ebke, Thomas / Schloßberger, Matthias (ed.): Dezentrierungen: Zur Konfrontation von Philosophischer Anthropologie, Strukturalismus und Poststrukturalismus, Berlin: Akademie Verlag 2012, 65-80.
- [Book Review] "Sozialtheorien der Grenzen - Grenzen der Sozialtheorien. Doppelbesprechung von Wolfgang Eßbach: Die Gesellschaft der Dinge, Menschen, Götter. Wiesbaden und Gesa Lindemann: Das Soziale von seinen Grenzen her denken. Weilerswist 2009", in: Soziologische Revue 35/3 (2012), 311-318.
- "Atmosphären – Transmissionen – Interaktionen: Zu einer Theorie sozialer Affekte", in: Soziale Systeme 17/1 (2011), 73-96.
- "Identifikation – Imitation - Imagination. Transformative Mechanismen in Durkheims Religionssoziologie", in: Bogusz, Tanja / Delitz, Heike (ed.): Émile Durkheim - Soziologie und Ethnologie, Berlin: Suhrkamp 2012, 503-527.
- "Cornelius Castoriadis: Institution, Macht, Politik", in Bröckling, Ulrich / Feustel, Robert (ed.): Das Politische denken. Zeitgenössische Positionen, Bielefeld 2010, 253-272.
- "Die Entfaltung institutioneller Räume. Totemismus, Anthropismus, Gegenwart", in: Bedorf, Thomas / Fischer, Joachim / Lindemann, Gesa (ed.): Theorien des Dritten: Innovationen in Soziologie und Sozialphilosophie, München 2010, 249-286.
- "Barbaren, Despoten, Zivilisierte, Klassen und Minderheiten", in Gebhard, Gunther / Heim, Tino / Rehberg, Karl-Siegbert (eds.): "Realität" der Klassensgesellschaft - "Klassengesellschaft" als Realität?, Münster 2007, 321-344.
- "Zum historischen Verhältnis von Lebensphilosophie und Soziologie und das Programm einer Lebenssoziologie", in Rehberg, Karl-Siegbert (ed.):Die Natur der Gesellschaft, Frankfurt a. M. / New York 2007, 4684-4694.
- "Wissen des Lebens. Lebenssoziologische Beiträge zur Wissenssoziologie", in: Sociologia internationalis 2 (2006), 193-215.
- [Book Review] "Joachim Fischer, Michael Makropoulos (ed.): Potsdamer Platz. Soziologische Theorien zu einem Ort der Moderne, München Mai 2004", in:Sociologia internationalis 43/½ (2005), 242-245.
Presentations (selection)
- "AlgoRhythmische Affekte im Automatisierten Aktienhandel" invited lecture at the Institut for Sociology, Hamburg University.
- "'Schauspielen' und 'Schauleben': Erfindung und Inszenierung sozialer Rollen" invited lecture at the Workshop Theater als Institution: Ästhetik, Produktion, Distribution, Duitsland Instituut Amsterdam, November 15, 2012.
- "Inventing Institutions: The Fundamental Positivity of Social Life" invited lecture at the Conference Ontology and Politics of Institutions, Belgrade, November 06, 2012.
- "Jenseits von Triebstrukturen und Atmosphären: Zu einer Theorie sozialer Affekte", Plenum 12: Körperkulturen und kollektive Erregungen, 36th Congress of the German Society for Sociology (DGS), Bochum / Dortmund October 4, 2012.
- "Der neue Algo-Rhythmus des Marktes im Hochfrequenzhandel", Section Aktuelle wirtschaftssoziologische Forschung II: Finanzsoziologie und Performativität, 36th Congress of the German Society for Sociology (DGS), Bochum / Dortmund October 4, 2012.
- "Institution ⊃ Hegemonie" invited lecture at the joint Graduate Conference Sociological Theory, Freiburg University and Basel University, Freiburg, May 25, 2012.
- "Affektive Rationalität und Rationale Affekte: Zum Verhältnis von Emotionalität und Rationalität in der soziologischen Theorie", Heinrich-Heine-University, April 04, 2011.
- "Manifest ohne Eigenschaften – Kampf gegen Anerkennung", Salzburg, October 13-14, 2011.
- "Die soziale Formung der Affekte", Hamburg University, July 7, 2011.
- "Die Differenzanthropologien der Körper bei Helmuth Plessner und Gilles Deleuze", Potsdam University, July 08, 2011.
- "Institutions and Totems in Durkheim and Beyond", Humboldt University Berlin, June 18, 2010.
- "Institutional Affecticity", Department for Political Science (Jane Bennett), Johns Hopkins University, U.S.A., November 20, 2009.
- "Hans Driesch und die vitalistische Differenztheorie", Technical University Dresden, November 22, 2008.
- "Macht, Politik, Institution bei Cornelius Castoriadis", University Leipzig, May 6, 2008.
- "Times of bodies", 5th Research conference of the trilateral research project Philosophical Anthropology – Origin and Future, Villa Vigoni, Menaggio, Italy, November 23, 2007.
- "Soziologie und der Geist der Lebensphilosophie", Kassel, October 10, 2006.
- "Leben in der Soziologie", Technical University Berlin, February 4, 2006.
- "Exzentrische Positionalität und Organloser Körper", Technical University Dresden, Germany, April 23, 2005.
Scholarships, Awards and Funding
- Fall 2009/10: Research Fellowship, Network Transatlantic Cooperation, Konstanz University. Conducted at at the Department of Political Science, Johns Hopkins University, U.S.A.
- April 2006 – March 2009: Dissertation Fellowship, German Research Association(DFG).
- Fall 2007/08: Research Fellowship, German Research Association(DFG).
- 2007 – 2008: Research Fellowship, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
- Fall 2002/03 – Spring 2003: Visiting Fellowship, The New School University New York, USA and German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
Research
- Fall 2009/10: Research Fellow at the Department of Political Science (Prof. Jane Bennett / Prof. William Connolly), Johns Hopkins University, U.S.A.
- Fall 2007/08: Research Fellow at the German Department (Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Campe), Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, U.S.A.
Courses
- Fall 2012/13: B.A. Seminar "Theories of Imitation", Department of Sociology, Basel University.
- Summer 2012: B.A. Seminar "Economic Sociology", Department of History and Sociology, Konstanz University.
- Fall 2011/12: M.A. Seminar "Visions of Utopia", Department of History and Sociology, Konstanz University.
- Summer 2011: M.A. Seminar "Sociology of Affect" (in English), Department of History and Sociology, Konstanz University.
- Fall 2010/11: M.A. Seminar “Émile Durkheim”, Department of History and Sociology, Konstanz University.
- Fall 2010/11: B.A. Seminar “Soziologie des Rituals”, Department of History and Sociology, Konstanz University.
- Fall 2008: M.A. Seminar “Die Einrichtung der Welt”, Department of History and Sociology, Konstanz University.
- Fall 2007: M.A. Seminar: “Lebensphilosophie und Soziologie” (together with Dr. Daniel Šuber), Department of History and Sociology, Konstanz University.
- Fall 2001 – Spring 2004: Teaching Assistant (“Sociological Theory I+II”, “History of Sociology I+II”) to Prof. Dr. Karl-Siegbert Rehberg at Institute of Sociology, Technical University Dresden, Germany.
Professional Service
- January 2011 - present: Organization of the "Konstanzer Meisterklasse" (an international annual convention).
- January 2011 - present: Referee: Body & Society.
- January 2010 – present: Referee: Theory, Culture & Society.
- October 08 – 10, 2008: Co-Organizer, International Conference "Forms of In-Discretion", Konstanz University.
- January 2006: Co-Organizer, International Conference "Arnold Gehlen – Zu Genese und Aktualität seines Werkes. Debatten zum 30. Todestag" in January 2006, Departments of Philosophy and Sociology, Technical University Dresden, Germany.



