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Laura Maria Niewöhner is a Researcher and doctoral candidate at the University of Bielefeld, affiliated with the Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1288 'Practices of Comparison' and the Faculty of History, Philosophy and Theology. She holds a Master of Arts in History and Sociology from the University of Bielefeld. Her work focuses on digital methods in historical research, particularly in memory institutions and informal education. She is currently developing a dissertation titled 'Narrating History Plurally and Non-Linearly. The Digital Logbook as a Mediating Space in Memory Institutions.'
Her research explores the use of databases, text mining (via tools like 'nopaque'), and digital visualization to analyze historical processes such as denazification, Soviet prisoners of war, and Holocaust studies. She has presented at conferences on topics including digital humanities methodologies, historical mediation, and data-driven historical analysis. Active in interdisciplinary projects, she collaborates with institutions like the German Historical Institute Washington DC and the Stalag 326 Senne Memorial. She is a member of the VHD (Association of Historians in Germany) and DHd (Digital Humanities in German-Speaking Countries).
Her professional roles include research coordination in CRC 1288, historical mediation projects, and teaching through workshops and organizational roles at the University of Bielefeld. She has contributed to exhibitions and educational initiatives, emphasizing the ethical and methodological challenges of digital historical representation.
