Simone Hallstein

Simone Hallstein is a Research Associate at the Graduate School 2212 'Dynamiken der Konventionalität (400-1550)' at the University of Cologne since October 2021. Her research focuses on anti-Semitism and media change in the Late Middle Ages, with prior concentrations on Jewish representation in historical debates and Ottoman cultural perceptions. She holds a Master of Arts in History from Justus Liebig University Giessen, funded by the Studienstiftung, and a Bachelor of Arts in History and Cultural Studies.

Professional Experience:

• Student Assistant and Webmaster for CRC 138 'Dynamics of Security' (2015–2020)
• Intern at Nottingham Trent University's Royal Genealogies Project (2019)
• Freelance Museum Educator at institutions including the Gutenberg Museum Mainz and Frankfurt's Historical Museum

Research Interests:

• Medieval media representation of cultural 'others'
• Security concepts in historical contexts
• Early modern Jewish-Christian relations
• Material culture and print history

Awards:

• Doctoral Preparation Scholarship - Gutenberg Graduate School (2021)
• Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes MA Funding (2017–2021)

She currently collaborates on interdisciplinary projects through the Cologne Graduate School and maintains ties with historical research networks established during her UK internships.