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Dr. Sebastian Koch is an Academic Researcher at the Tübingen School of Education (TüSE) at the University of Tübingen, where he oversees research and early-career promotion. He coordinates pre-doctoral, doctoral, and postdoctoral programs such as WiNaLehramt, TüNaProDoc, and PostdocTEIFUN. His work focuses on post-British Empire cultural repositioning in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as digital humanities projects like the virtual exhibition 'End of Empire.'
Education: PhD in Modern History (2021) from the University of Tübingen, focusing on post-imperial identity crises. He also holds a Master's in German Medieval Studies and a teaching degree (Lehramt) in German and History. He was a research assistant at the SFB 923 'Bedrohte Ordnungen' and received stipends from FAZIT-Stiftung and Deutschlandstipendium.
Research interests include postcolonial studies, cultural memory, and comparative national identities. His 2023 monograph on post-British Empire cultural dynamics has been widely reviewed in journals like the Historische Zeitschrift and H-Soz-Kult. He also explores medieval narrative topoi through works like his 2016 study on dragon myths.
- Awards: FAZIT Promotion Stipendium (2020), Deutschlandstipendium (2011–2015).
- Grants: Coordinated postdoc programs and led pandemic-era public health initiatives in Böblingen (2021).
