Aufmerksamkeit und Wachsamkeit

"Cultures of Vigilance" aims to research the historical and cultural foundations of vigilance. Within this context, "vigilance" refers to a linking of individual attentiveness to goals set by others. This linking occurs on an everyday basis, be it in the realm of public security, religion, law, or the healthcare sector; wherever and whenever we are asked to pay attention to something specific and, if necessary, also to react to, or report anything we have noticed in a specific way. The goal is to analyse the history, cultural variations and current forms of this phenomenon.

Magdalena Butz, Beate Kellner, Susanne Reichlin, and Agnes Rugel, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Germany.