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Nadine Blumer is affiliate faculty at Concordia University's Center for Ethnographic Research and Exhibition in the Aftermath of Violence (CEREV) and is associated with the Center for Curating and Public Scholarship (CaPSL). She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Toronto and has contributed significantly to the study of cultural institutions, memory, and human rights.
- Education: Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Toronto
- Postdoctoral Experience: U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (Washington, DC); Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Her research focuses on the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) as a national commemorative space and its role in activist responses. She also investigates the commemoration of the Roma Holocaust, with publications in Espace arts magazine and the volume The Nazi Genocide of the Roma: Reassessment and Commemoration (Berghahn Books, 2013). Her work intersects sociology, memory studies, museology, and human rights.
The available publications reflect a strong engagement with difficult histories, particularly genocide memory, counter-monuments, and the politics of public commemoration. These works span interdisciplinary fields including sociology, cultural studies, art, and history, emphasizing critical approaches to heritage and memory.
- Research on CMHR and national identity
- Analysis of Roma Holocaust commemoration
- Contributions to critical heritage and counter-monument discourse
Dr. Blumer participated in the ACHS 2016 conference session 'Moving Memory: Difficult Histories in Dialogue,' highlighting her collaborative, research-creation approach to addressing conflicts in genocide memory and museology. She has no listed scientific awards or students in the provided text. Her affiliation as 'affiliate faculty' suggests a non-permanent, likely part-time academic role.
