About
Anna Strunk is a Researcher at the University of Hamburg's Faculty of Education, specifically in the Department of General, Intercultural and International Comparative Education and Educational Psychology (EW 1). She joined the university in February 2022 as part of the DFG-funded project 'Comics as Educational Media in the Federal Republic (1960er – 1980er Jahre)'. Her work focuses on historical educational research, particularly women's education and the role of media in educational contexts. She holds a Master of Education from the University of Münster (2019–2021) and a Bachelor of Education from the University of Paderborn (2014–2019), both specializing in English and History. She has also earned certifications in Higher Education Management (2024) and University Pedagogy (2023).
Her research interests include 19th- and 20th-century educational history, analysis of educational media (especially comics), public history, and transnational/transatlantic educational dynamics. She has explored topics such as the impact of the women's movement on education, Jewish community histories in Westphalia and Lippe, and biographies of influential educators like Antonie Dietrich. Her recent work examines how comics were utilized as pedagogical tools in post-war Germany and their role in language instruction.
Strunk has presented her research at prominent institutions like the University of Oxford and Humboldt-Universität Berlin, contributing to conferences such as the International Standing Conference for the History of Education. She is an active member of professional organizations including the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Erziehungswissenschaft and the International Standing Conference for the History of Education. She also engages in teaching, leading seminars on educational history and theories, and collaborates with institutions like the Martha-Muchow-Bibliothek and the Graduiertenschule.
Her academic trajectory includes roles as a student volunteer for the Historische Kommission für Westfalen (LWL) and research assistance under Dr. Andreas Oberdorf at the University of Münster. She emphasizes collaboration with universities and archives, particularly in analyzing historical educational archives like the Hansa-Schule Bergedorf records (1883–1990).
