Katharina Friege

Katharina Friege is a historian of modern Europe and a Julia de Lacy Mann Fellow at Merton College, University of Oxford. She holds an Early Career Research Fellowship, focusing on media, gender, and identity in 20th-century contexts. Her work bridges individual experiences with broader socio-political frameworks, particularly in transnational and cultural history.

Her doctoral research examined German women’s careers as writers, journalists, and photographers during the Weimar and Nazi periods, analyzing how they navigated identity and 'Germanness' amid political divides. Her current project explores humor’s role in processing collective memory and cultural narratives after World War II, emphasizing moral ambiguities and social commentary through comedy.

Teaching responsibilities include courses on the History of Women, Gender, and Sexuality, and Europe Divided (1914–1989). Her research interests extend to emotions, spatial imagination, and intersections between literary and historical narratives.

No scientific awards or grants are explicitly listed in the provided text, though her fellowships reflect institutional recognition. No advised students or lab affiliations are mentioned.