Propels the historicization of outer space by focusing on the 1970s, the Post-Apollo era of crisis and reconfiguration

Utiliises an international and transdisciplinary perspective to explore the cultural history of outer space

Explores the reconfiguration of space imaginaries during the decade after the moon landings

Alexander C.T. Geppert is Associate Professor of History and European Studies and Global Network Associate Professor at New York University Shanghai as well as NYU’s Center for European and Mediterranean Studies in New York City. From 2010 to 2016 he directed the Emmy Noether research group ‘The Future in the Stars: European Astroculture and Extraterrestrial Life in the Twentieth Century’ at Freie Universität Berlin.