Dr Lutz D.H. Sauerteig, M.A. (Munich), Dr. phil. (Berlin)

Durham University, Queen's Campus
Wolfson Research Institute
University Boulevard
Stockton-on-Tees
United Kingdom
TS17 6BH
Tel. +44 (0)191-33-40702
Fax. +44 (0)191-33-40374
Email l.d.sauerteig@durham.ac.uk
Research Interests
Current Research Project
- History of sex education in the 19th and 20th centuries
- Sex Education in Films
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Sex, Ethics and Psychology: The Networks and Cultural Context of Albert Moll (1862-1939)
Other Research Interests
- History of Bodies
- History of Sexualities
- History of Public Health in the 19th and 20th Centuries
- History of Medical Ethics in the 19th and 20th Centuries
- History of Venereal Diseases/STIs
Major Publications
Click here for a list of major publications. Publications related to my research project on the history of sex education are also listed under the research project.
Teaching
- Medicine Phase 1, Special Study Component, Strand Leader
- Year 3 undergraduate module, History of the Body (HEAL 3001)
- Master Programme in History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine (HPSM), Programme Director
- MA Masters Module: HPSM History of Medicine Module (HEAS 40030, 30 credits), Module Leader
- MSc Masters Module: Sexualities: Health, Cultures and Histories (HEAS 42515, 15 credits and HEAS 40530, 30 credits), Module Leader
- I am happy to supervise postgraduate projects (Masters and PhD) related to my research interests, especially projects on the History of Sexualities and the History of Bodies.
Curriculum vitae
Lutz D.H. Sauerteig, born in Hamburg, Germany.
Lutz Sauerteig is a historian of medicine, sexualities and bodies. He studied Modern European History, History of Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, Theatre Studies, and Cultural Anthropology in Munich, Oxford and Berlin. He received his M.A. in History from the Ludwig-Maximilian's University, Munich, in 1989 and his doctorate (Dr. phil.) in History from the Humboldt University, Berlin, in 1996. From 1990 to 1992, he worked as Research Assistant at the Institute for Modern History, University of Munich. From 1994 to 2003 he lectured history of medicine at the Institute for the History of Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Freiburg. Since May 2003, he is Lecturer for History of Medicine at the School of Medicine and Health, Durham University, and a Wellcome University Award Holder (2003-08). He is the Deputy Director of the Centre for the History of Medicine and Disease, Fellow of the Wolfson Research Institute, and member of the Northern Centre for the History of Medicine. From November 2008, he also serves as Chair of the Society for the Social History of Medicine.
