Stefan Paulus

Prof. Stefan Paulus serves as Adjunct Professor (Apl. Prof. Dr.) and student advisor in the Department of Modern and Contemporary History at the University of Augsburg's Faculty of Philology and History. His office is located at Universitätsstraße 10, 86159 Augsburg (Room D-5019), with scheduled consultation hours during semesters.

Research Focus: Prof. Paulus specializes in cultural and institutional history with three primary streams:

• Transatlantic influences: Americanization of German academia, educational reforms, and post-WWII cultural exchanges
• Architectural history: Religious spaces (especially synagogues), university campuses, and political architecture
• Memory studies: Holocaust memorial conservation, photographic documentation of Jewish heritage, and pandemic historiography

Publication Trends: Analysis of 15 recent works (2013-2023) reveals: sustained focus on education policy reform; increased attention to material culture and memorial conservation since 2019; interdisciplinary approaches combining political, architectural and cultural history; methodological emphasis on regional case studies within global contexts.