About
Michelle Gordon is a Researcher at Uppsala University's Department of History and Uppsala Centre for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. She leads the Swedish Research Council-funded project Entanglements of the British Empire, the Holocaust and the Perpetration of Extreme Violence, analyzing British troops' awareness and rationalization of Holocaust violence during/after WWII within colonial contexts. She holds a PhD in History from Royal Holloway, University of London, specializing in genocide studies and imperial violence.
Research Focus: Her work examines colonial paradigms linking British/German imperial violence to 20th-century genocide. Key interests include:
- Perpetrator perspectives in British/German colonial conflicts
- Transimperial violence networks
- Visual representations of colonial atrocities
- Historiography of extreme violence
Publications: Gordon's 15 most recent works (2014-2025) concentrate on colonial violence, Holocaust connections, and imperial memory. Dominant themes include comparative analysis of British/German atrocities, perpetrator rationalization, and decolonization narratives across Africa/Asia. Her research consistently employs interdisciplinary frameworks bridging military, cultural, and genocide studies.
Leadership: She heads a major research initiative studying imperial continuities in violence, funded by the Swedish Research Council. No awards, students, or part-time status are mentioned in available materials.
