Kim Christian Priemel

Kim Christian Priemel is a Professor of Contemporary European History at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Oslo. His research spans Legal History, Media History, and Labor History, with particular focus on Holocaust and Genocide Studies and International Law. Priemel has held academic positions at Viadrina University, Humboldt University, and conducted research at institutions including the German Historical Institute in London, Wolfson College (Cambridge), and Harvard's Center for European Studies.

• Education: University of Freiburg (PhD), University of St Andrews
• Key teaching: HIS1000 (History Introduction), HIS2319 (Holocaust Studies), MITRA4010 (Transnational History Methods)

His publications examine intersections of law, corporate responsibility, and historical methodology, particularly regarding the Nuremberg Trials and Nazi-era economic structures. While his work engages with historiographical theory, he critiques simplistic source authority models and emphasizes methodological self-assurance in historical scholarship. Priemel actively explores how archival dynamics and source hierarchies shape historical narratives, especially in colonial and minority histories. His research also investigates computerization in 20th-century industries and ideational frameworks in historical writing.