Felix Keller

Prof. Dr.

Senior Lecturer and Professor in Sociology

SfS-HSG
Büro 52-7102
Müller-Friedberg-Strasse 8
9000 St. Gallen

Publications

Main Focuses

Sociology of Knowledge

Epistemology and History of Social Science Research

Utopia research: architectural and micro utopias

Visual Knowledge and visual representations of the social

Fields of research

Utopia research; imaginations of architectural and technological future

Visual knowledge

Further fields of research

Anonymity and Society

Observation techniques and Resistance

Epistemology of conspiracy

Education

Habilitation at the University of St. Gallen based on a thesis on "Anonymity and Society". Venia legendi in "Sociology".
Doctoral degree based on the study "Archaeology of Opinion Research. Mathematics and the Narrativity of the Political" at the University of Zurich.
Study of sociology and political philosophy, social and economic history at the University of Zurich

Professional Career

Studied sociology and political philosophy at the University of Zurich
Dissertation and assistance at the University of Zurich
Premier Assistant of the University of Lausanne
Senior Assistant at the University of Lucerne
Senior Assistant at the University of Zurich
Research at the department "Design & Art" of the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Managing Director of the Center for European Social Research, Konstanz
Research on and collaboration with the Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales EHESS, Paris
Lecturer at the universities of Zurich, Lucerne, Fribourg and St. Gallen
Senior lecturer at the University of St. Gallen
Habilitation at the University of St. Gallen, Venia legendi in "Sociology"
Adjunct Professor (Titular Professor) of Sociology

Teaching Activities

Felix Keller has taught at the Universities of Zurich, Lucerne, Fribourg and St. Gallen.

Current courses

Resistance to Technologi
Sociology of Machines
Crisis - Normality - Catastrophe. The observation of deviants in modern societies
Sociology of Things
Techniques of observation: spies, detectives, algorithms
Anonymity and Identity on the Net - a History of Concealment and Revelation (with Caspar Hirschi)
Sociology: Of Men and Machines

Research Cooperation

Correspondant étranger des Centre de Sociologie Européen der EHESS, Paris.
Zentrum für Europäische Gesellschaftsforschung, Konstanz (bis 2016)
Design & Kunst. Hochschule Luzern
Mitglied der AG Socio-histoire der Europäisierung. Hamburger Institut für Sozialforschung (bis 2018)
Bundesamt für Kultur BAK (2018)
readme.cc im Rahmen des Programms KULTUR 2000 der Europäischen Kommission, 2005-2009