Edo Schreuders

Edo Schreuders is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of History and Political Science at Norwich University. Born in the Netherlands and based in Berlin since 2003, he holds dual master's degrees in Modern European History (focused on Germany) and Social/Political Philosophy. His professional work bridges academia and public history institutions, including the Berlin Wall Foundation and Berlin Hohenschönhausen Memorial (former Stasi Prison).

Research Focus: Schreuders specializes in 20th-century German history, with emphases on:

• Memorial culture and politics of memory in postwar Europe
• East Germany's state institutions (e.g., Volkspolizei)
• Cold War urban landscapes and authoritarian regimes
• Nazi Germany and Holocaust studies

His publications analyze Dutch-German memory narratives, East German policing, and Stasi operations, primarily within historical journals and exhibition projects. Recent research involves the international exhibition The Berlin Wall: Living in a Divided World and the Geschichtsmeile Berliner Mauer (Berlin Wall History Mile).

Teaching: Courses include:

• INTD 303: Berlin: Making the Modern City
• HI 326: Nazi Germany & The Holocaust
• HI 361: War and Political Violence in 20th-Century Europe
• PO 300: Special Topics – Germany 1871-Present

Schreuders currently leads a research project on the Volkspolizei (East German police), collaborating with Berlin museums and memorial foundations to contextualize Cold War sociopolitical structures.