Welcome to the website of the department for sociology of knowledge. We focus on the terms and functioning of societal knowledge. Special areas of work are the sociology of humanities, political theory and critique of ideology, aesthetics and sociology of culture. On the following pages you will find an overview of our research and teaching activities as well as information on department faculty and staff.
The department for sociology of knowledge is part of the 'Laboratory of the Enlightenment' at the FSU Jena. More Information on this you will find here.

Prof. Dr. Tilman Reitz
Friedrich-Schiller-University
Institut for Sociology
Carl-Zeiß-Str. 2
07743 Jena
Tel.: +49(0) 3641 9-44988
Tilman.Reitz[at]uni-jena.de