Lena Rudeck

Lena Rudeck is a Researcher at Humboldt University's Faculty of Philosophy, Institute of History, specializing in Social and Economic History. She works from the department's location at Friedrichstrasse 191-193 in Berlin.

Her research focuses on:

• Cultural and social history
• German history in the 20th century
• Occupation history
• Gender history
• Everyday history

Dr. Rudeck has been working as a research associate on "The History of Children's Health Resorts and Children's Recreational Activities in the Federal Republic of Germany between 1945 and 1989" since March 2023. Her research examines how historical events shaped everyday life, particularly during periods of occupation and social transformation in 20th century Germany, with special attention to the spaces where different social groups interacted.

Her educational background includes:

• Doctorate from the Free University of Berlin (2016-2022) with thesis on Western Allied officers' and soldiers' clubs in Germany (1945-55)
• Master's degree in Public History at the Free University of Berlin (2013-2016)
• Bachelor's degree in Applied Cultural Studies at Leuphana University Lüneburg (2009-2013)
• ERASMUS stay at Université Rennes II, France (2011/2012)

Dr. Rudeck's publications demonstrate a consistent focus on the social dimensions of military occupation in post-WWII Germany, particularly examining the spaces of interaction between occupiers and occupied populations. Her work bridges military history, social history, and cultural studies, revealing how everyday spaces functioned as sites of cultural exchange, social control, and identity negotiation during occupation periods.