Eva Frojmovic

Dr Eva Frojmovic is an Associate Professor at the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies, University of Leeds, specializing in medieval art history, Jewish-Christian relations, and museology. She serves as Director of Postgraduate Research Studies and Director of the Centre for Jewish Studies.

Her research explores the intersection of Jewish studies, medieval studies, and postcolonial/gender theories, with a focus on Hebrew manuscript illumination, cross-cultural encounters, and Jewish heritage representation. She teaches courses on medieval art, constructions of Otherness, and Jewish museums.

• PhD, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (1993)
• MA, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (1988)
• Studied in Freiburg, Jerusalem, and Rome (1981–90)

Her recent publications examine medieval manuscript cultures, interfaith artistic collaborations, and postcolonial methodologies in art history. Key themes include cultural hybridity, religious identity, and the materiality of heritage.

Scientific Awards

• Frances Yates Postdoctoral Fellowship, Warburg Institute (1993–95)
• AHRC Research Network Grant: 'Postcolonising the Medieval Image' (2009–11)

She has supervised doctoral research on topics ranging from Jewish representation in English painting to Holocaust memory in Germany and restitution of Jewish cultural property. Her work engages interdisciplinary approaches, bridging art history, cultural studies, and critical theory.