Carlos Watzka
Carlos Watzka (born March 8, 1975 in Leoben ) is an Austrian sociologist and works as a social and medical historian at the University of Graz , the University of Eichstätt and the Joanneum University of Applied Sciences .
Life
After attending grammar school in Leoben, Carlos Watzka began studying sociology and history at the University of Graz in 1993, which he completed in 2000 with a master's degree. This was followed by a doctoral degree in social and economic sciences in Graz and a dissertation on the social and cultural history of mental illness in the early modern period . He graduated with distinction in 2004. In 2008 he qualified as a professor in sociology. From 2009 to 2013 he was professor for sociology and empirical social research at the University of Eichstätt.
honors and awards
Publications (selection)
- Suicides and their biopsychosocial conditioning factors. Results of the follow-up study on suicidality for the Province of Styria. Springer VS Verlag, Wiesbaden 2015.
- Social structure and suicide in Austria. Results of an epidemiological study for the state of Styria. VS Verlag, Wiesbaden 2008.
- Poor, sick, mad people. Hospitals and hospitals in Styria from the 16th to the 18th century and their importance for dealing with the mentally ill. Graz 2007.
- From hospital to hospital. How to deal with the mentally and somatically ill in early modern Europe. Böhlau Verlag, Cologne - Weimar - Vienna 2005.
- Virus. Contributions to the social history of medicine (scientific journal; co-editor, since 2008).
- epiFaNIen - Early Modern Interdisciplinary. (Scientific publication series; co-editor, since 2015).
- Anticipation. Therapeutics of the soul from the 18th to the 20th century: Proceedings of the "Vienna Conversations on the Social History of Medicine . Verlagshaus der Ärzte / HEROLD, March 2008
Web links
- Short biography , accessed July 31, 2016.
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SURNAME | Watzka, Carlos |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian sociologist and historian |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1975 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Leoben |