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Dr Karsten Kenklies

Senior Lecturer

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Personal statement

I joined the Institute of Education in April 2016 from Jena University, Germany, where I was a Junior-Professor, holding the Chair for Comparative Education in the Institute for Bildung and Kultur. I worked for nearly thirteen years in Jena and (among other things) delivered History and Philosophy of Education undergraduate and postgraduate teaching there. Very much rooted in the tradition of a Hermeneutic Pedagogy, my research endeavours to unveil the systematic structures of theories and practices of education through their contextualisation (especially within the History of Ideas, Science, Philosophy and Art) and through diachronic (i.e. historical) and synchronic (i.e. intercultural) comparisons in a national and international (especially Japanese) perspective. Besides this 鈥� and linked to it by a methodological perspective framed by the notion of recognition 鈥� I am very much interested in developing a theory of Queer Education based upon modern theories of social philosophy and Queer Theory.

At the Institute of Education, I am involved in a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in Education Studies, especially in the History of Education & Systematic/ General Pedagogy, Foundations of Educational Theory, and Contemporary Challenges for Educational Theory and Practice. I am a member of the research group "Advanced Pedagogical Theory (APT)". Besides supervising a number of PhD projects, I act as programme leader for the full-time master course MSc Education Studies and represented the department in the Board of Studies of the faculty.

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Prize And Awards

Recipient
2025
Recipient
2023
Recipient
2023
Recipient
2023
Recipient
2022
Recipient
2019

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Publications

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Paedagogica Paedagogica (2026)
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The Theatricality of Pedagogy Exploring the open and hidden connections between theatre and pedagogy (2026) (2026)
Operativit盲t 鈥� Erziehung 鈥� Differenz Systemtheoretische, praxistheoretische und ph盲nomenologische Anschl眉sse an Operative P盲dagogik (2026) (2026)
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Journal of Philosophy of Education Vol 59, pp. 464-469 (2025)
(2025)
Journal of Philosophy of Education Vol 58, pp. 697-709 (2024)

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Research Interests

My research is predominantly systematic-conceptual-comparative. Based on the comparison between European, (East-) Asian and North American theories and practices of education, I attempt to introduce a culturally sensitive theory of education. Especially discussions around a German notion of Bildung, American Transcendentalism and educational practices prevalent in traditional Japanese arts are used as foundation for developing a general theory of education.

Based upon research I did supported by a research fellowship that took me to Japan for 6 months (preceded and followed by regular visits), I am currently working on a series of papers that analyse theories and practices of education in pre-modern Japan to connect those ideas to modern continental concepts of Bildung and Anglo-Saxon ideas of self-formation.

As part of the research group 'Advanced Pedagogical Theory (APT)' at the 吃瓜tv Institute of Education, I am involved in a variety of different projects: publications, research projects, conferences, etc. In addition, I am co-founder of (www.exet.org) - a group of researchers that embraces a purely conceptual approach to education research and that is part of a larger international network of researchers who promote systematic-conceptual research into education across different countries and continents.

Professional Activities

Visiting researcher
11/5/2026
Visiting researcher
23/4/2026
Visiting researcher
17/4/2026
Visiting researcher
15/4/2026
Participant
27/3/2026
Speaker
19/3/2026

Projects

Lewin, David (Principal Investigator) Frimberger, Katja (Co-investigator) Kenklies, Karsten (Co-investigator) Robertson, Nicola (Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2028
Robertson, Nicola (Principal Investigator) Kenklies, Karsten (Co-investigator) Lewin, David (Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2025 - 30-Jan-2026
Lewin, David (Principal Investigator) Frimberger, Katja (Principal Investigator) Kenklies, Karsten (Co-investigator) Robertson, Nicola (Co-investigator)
The PESGB Summer School offers an opportunity for undergraduate and postgraduate students to learn more about philosophy of education through a range of activities led by philosophers of education in a university campus setting and alternates between the two groups of students. The Undergraduate Summer School (around 40-50 students) normally involves three days of lectures, seminar discussions and social activities around a theme proposed and organised by the hosts. The Postgraduate Summer School (around 12-15 students) normally runs for five days and is typically led by one philosopher in discussion with others around a particular theme. The Summer School is free to attend and the Society funds all meals and accommodation. Participants are responsible for their own travel costs but a limited number of travel bursaries are available for applicants who are able to demonstrate financial need.
31-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2028
Kenklies, Karsten (Principal Investigator) Engelmann, Sebastian (Principal Investigator)
19-Jan-2021 - 01-Jan-2024
Kenklies, Karsten (Principal Investigator) Friesen, Norm (Principal Investigator)
15-Jan-2021
Kenklies, Karsten (Principal Investigator) Sakuma, Hiroyuki (Principal Investigator) Kawaji, Ayako (Principal Investigator)
01-Jan-2020

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Contact

Dr Karsten Kenklies
Senior Lecturer
吃瓜tv Institute of Education

Email: karsten.kenklies@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 444 8181