Wüllner, Adolf

in Neue Deutsche Biographie, Bd. 28 (in press)

The Decline of Repair Businesses? Luxembourg’s Repair Sector, 1971–1985

Scientific Conference (2021, September 03)

Das (vermeintliche) Verschwinden des Reparierens

Presentation (2021, April 27)

Review of: Christopher R. Henke and Benjamin Sims (2020). Repairing Infrastructures. The Maintenance of Materiality and Power. Cambridge/MA and London: The MIT Press

in Technology and Culture (2021), 62(4), 12561258

Maintaining the Mobility of Motor Cars: The Case of (West) Germany, 1918–1980

in Krebs, Stefan; Weber, Heike (Eds.) The Persistence of Technology: Histories of Repair, Reuse and Disposal (2021)

Stefan Krebs uses the case of Germany to investigate maintenance and repair as a central part of automobility. The chapter will look at two sides of car repair as the need to maintain the mobility ... [more ▼]

Stefan Krebs uses the case of Germany to investigate maintenance and repair as a central part of automobility. The chapter will look at two sides of car repair as the need to maintain the mobility function and the practice of a hobbyist consumer activity that promised status, community and identity. It highlights four aspects that framed repair as a necessary part of car consumption: the (un-)reliability of automobile technology; the emergence of a car repair infrastructure; repair costs, which determined to a large extent whether one could afford to drive a car; and DIY repair practices. The success and widespread adoption of automobiles as consumer products was closely tied to the availability of affordable repair services, and the emergence of a large-scale car repair infrastructure was a prerequisite for mass motorisation. [less ▲]

Rethinking the History of Repair: Repair Cultures and the "Lifespan" of Things

in Krebs, Stefan; Weber, Heike (Eds.) The Persistence of Technology: Histories of Repair, Reuse and Disposal (2021)

Stefan Krebs and Heike Weber historicise the concept of "repairing things" with a view to broadening and redefining the emphasis of current debates on repair as a "new social movement" and the emergence ... [more ▼]

Stefan Krebs and Heike Weber historicise the concept of "repairing things" with a view to broadening and redefining the emphasis of current debates on repair as a "new social movement" and the emergence of a "repair society". These current discourses often lack a sense of the long history of repairing things which saw ups and downs in cultures of repair and self-repair. The chapter charts out the heterogeneity and interrelatedness of the actors involved in repair over time. It draws on examples from Western Europe and North America to highlight some important moments in the history of repair, the intrinsic links between professional and DIY repair practices, discourses on the "lifespan" of things, and changing disposal regimes. [less ▲]

Kulturen des Reparierens und die Lebensdauer der Dinge (Teil 1)

in TU: Zeitschrift für Technik im Unterricht (2021), 46(2), 5-13

Review of: Rezension von: Tobias Held (2020). Face-to-Interface: Eine Kultur- und Technikgeschichte der Videotelefonie. Marburg: Büchner-Verlag

in H-Soz-Kult: Kommunikation und Fachinformation für die Geschichtswissenschaften (2020)

Zwischen neuem „Hör-Gefühl“ und „Psychoterror“: Die Debatte über die emotionale Wirkung der Kunstkopf-Stereophonie im Hörspiel der 1970er Jahre

in Heßler, Martina (Ed.) Technikemotionen (2020)

Sammelbesprechung Sound History

in NTM (2020), 28(1), 107-112