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Svenja Bethke is an Associate Professor in Modern European History at the University of Leicester and Director of the Stanley Burton Centre for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. She holds a PhD from the University of Hamburg (2014) and has conducted extensive archival research across Israel, Poland, Germany, and the U.S. Her research focuses on intersections of history, identity, and material culture, notably her Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship project on Clothing, Fashion, and Nation Building in the 'Land of Israel' (2019-2021), hosted at the Hebrew University Jerusalem.
- Education:
- PhD in History, University of Hamburg (2014)
- Studies in History, Political Science, Law, and Eastern European Studies at the University of Hamburg
Her research interests span modern Jewish history, Holocaust studies, and the role of material culture in shaping national identities. She has taught at the Universities of Hamburg, Frankfurt Oder, and Heidelberg, and held research positions at the Institute for the History of the German Jews (IGdJ). Current projects include examining transnational memory cultures and the social history of clothing in 20th-century contexts.
- Awards:
- Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship (EU)
- Grants from GHI Warsaw and YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
Dr. Bethke's work bridges academic research and public engagement through her leadership at the Stanley Burton Centre, which promotes interdisciplinary study of genocide and Holocaust education. She maintains active research collaborations across Europe and Israel, reflecting her commitment to transnational historical inquiry.
