PD Dr. Frederik Schulze
Department of History
Institute for Iberian and Latin American History
Albertus-Magnus-Platz, 50923 Cologne
Germany
E-Mail: frederik.schulze(at)uni-koeln.de
Short Biography
Since 2023
Project leader “Colonial Rule on the Ground: The District Administration of Indigenous Regions in New Spain and Peru in the 18th Century”, DFG Research Unit 5415 “Local Xenocracy. Administration and Cultural Entanglement in Pre-Modernity”, University of Cologne, Germany
2022–2023
Deputy Chair for Ibero-American History at Bielefeld University, Germany
2021–2022
Researcher at the Department of Iberian and Latin American History at the University of Cologne
2017–2018
Postdoctoral Fellow in the History of Knowledge, German Historical Institute, Washington, D.C.
2013–2021
Assistant Professor in Latin American History at the University of Münster, Germany
2008–2013
Research Associate and Lecturer in Global and Latin American History, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
Research Interests
- Colonial history of Peru
- Developmentalism in the Cold War
- Infrastructure and environment
- Migration and colonialism
- Global gender relations
- Historical theory
Current Research Project
Colonial rule on site: the district administration of indigenous regions in New Spain and Peru in the 18th century
DFG Research Unit “Local Xenocracy. Administration and Cultural Entanglement in Pre-Modernity”, University of Cologne
This subproject examines the local administration in indigenous districts in New Spain and Peru from 1750–1820, focusing on negotiation processes between Spanish officials and the population. Ethnic categorizations played a major role in the administration. Their changes in the course of administrative reforms led to them being renegotiated, stabilized and questioned.
Duration: 2023-2027
Funding: DFG