fellows

History of the Holocaust and National Socialism
Eastern European (Jewish) History
History of Knowledge
Yiddish Literature and Culture
Transnational History
Migration Studies

Senior Lecturer | HUJI

Buber Fellow:  2010 to 2014

Rage and revenge in culture and society
Generations in German literature after the II World War
Trauma, testimony and the Holocaust
Literature and cultural memory

Buber Fellow:  2013 to 2014

Since September 2014 Assistant Professor (without tenure track) at the Professorship for Epistemology and Theory of Science, University College Freiburg/Department of Philosophy, Albert-Ludwigs University Freiburg.

History of the Horn of Africa
Ethiopian history and culture
European Expansion
Religious contact and cross-cultural exchanges in the Middle Ages
Late medieval and Renaissance art in Europe
Medieval trade routes
Women in history

End-of-Life Decisions

Assisted dying

Euthanasia

Current Projects

Thanks to the Buber programme, I had the chance to focus on my research and build up my academic profile. I am currently Juniorprofessor for Medieval History with a focus in Jewish History at Trier University, Germany.

Transnational Encounters

Migration

History of Knowledge

European/Jewish/MENA History

Mandate Palestine

Imperial China
Nomadic regimes
Comparative empire studies
Multilingualism and translation
Linguistic landscapes
Global Mongol legacy
Global Middle Ages
Material culture