Emily Stiles

Dr Emily Stiles is a Senior Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Winchester, affiliated with the School of Humanities. She specializes in Holocaust memory, modern Jewish history, and cultural memories of war and forced migration, with a focus on museum narratives. Her research examines how heritage institutions, such as national museums and memorials, represent historical trauma and migration. Notably, she co-wrote the concept paper for the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre, emphasizing British links to the Holocaust.

Education: BA in Media and Cultural Studies (University of Surrey, Roehampton), MA in History (University of Southampton), PhD in Modern History (University of Winchester, focusing on the Imperial War Museum’s Holocaust Exhibition).

Research Interests: Emily’s work bridges history and cultural studies, analyzing how museums construct narratives around forced migration, genocide, and cultural memory. Her book Holocaust Memory and National Museums in Britain (2021) explores museum exhibitions as sites of memory. Current projects investigate expressions of power in museum narratives of migration and the mobilization of Holocaust memory in contemporary political discourse.

Professional Roles: President of the British and Irish Association for Holocaust Studies, Member of the Modern History Research Centre, and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).