Hildegard Frübis

Hildegard Frübis is a Private Lecturer at the Institute for Art and Visual History at Humboldt University of Berlin, with an associate membership at the Center for Jewish Studies Berlin-Brandenburg. She holds a PhD in Art History and Ethnology (1993) and a Master of Arts (1988) from Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen.

• Acting Professor of Jewish Art at Heidelberg University of Jewish Studies
• Co-editor of 'Women – Art – Science' journal (2005-2015)

Her research spans Early Modern and Modern Art, focusing on collecting histories, Orientalist visualizations, gender/postcolonial studies, Jewish modernism, photography, Holocaust representation, and art-historical methodology. Her publications analyze intersections between art, science, and colonial discourse, particularly in photographic depictions of Egypt and the Orient.

The 15 most recent articles highlight trends in Jewish modernism, colonial visual culture, photographic evidence in Holocaust studies, and gendered Orientalist archetypes. These works bridge historical analysis with contemporary critical theory.

Scientific Awards and Grants:

• Doctoral and travel scholarship (German Academic Scholarship Foundation)
• Postdoctoral fellowship (Goethe University Frankfurt)
• Research scholarship (DHI Washington)
• Lise-Meitner Stelle (KFU Graz)
• Gerda Henkel Foundation grants (Jewish Modernism research)

Frübis has held research assistantships at Humboldt University and guest professorships since 2005. She collaborates with institutions like the Leo Baeck Institute and Kunstsammlung der Universität Göttingen, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to art and cultural history.