Angelika Laumer

Dr. Angelika Laumer is a Research Associate at the Center for Flight and Migration, Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, where she contributes to the research project "EZRA." Her work is deeply rooted in historical sociology, memory studies, and biographical research, focusing on the social dynamics of remembering and forgetting, particularly in relation to Nazi forced labor and its long-term societal impacts.

Her research interests include social remembering and forgetting, biographical research, Nazi forced labor and its aftermath, rurality, oral history, post-migrant narratives, medical sociology, and qualitative methods. She critically examines how knowledge about forced labor is preserved or erased in rural German communities and how descendants navigate identity and memory. Her recent work extends into medical sociology, especially concerning Long COVID among healthcare professionals.

Dr. Laumer's recent publications reveal a strong trend in interdisciplinary scholarship combining history, sociology, and cultural studies. Her work analyzes how memory is shaped by social structures, digital media, and oral transmission. She investigates both historical trauma and contemporary health crises, demonstrating a consistent focus on marginalized knowledge and vulnerable populations. Her 2023 monograph Am Horizont is a key contribution, exploring everyday remembering and forgetting among descendants of forced laborers in rural society.

• European Association for the History of Medicine and Health (EAHMH)
• Society for the History of Science, Medicine and Technology (GWMT)
• Alumna foundation Zeitlehren
• KONTAKTE-KOHTAKTbI e.V Association for contacts with countries of the former Soviet Union

Dr. Laumer has presented her research at international conferences, including the EAHMH Conference 2023 and a 2024 interdisciplinary workshop on forgetting-sensitive biographical research. She has co-edited volumes on educational practices with Holocaust testimonies, indicating engagement in knowledge transfer and pedagogy. While no specific grants are listed, her involvement in the "EZRA" project suggests active research funding. She has not published lists of advisees, suggesting her focus remains on independent and collaborative research rather than formal supervision.

She is affiliated with the Center for Flight and Migration, an interdisciplinary research unit at KU, which supports her work on migration, displacement, and historical trauma. Her research contributes to broader discussions on memory, identity, and social justice in post-war and post-pandemic contexts.