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Thomas Van de Putte is a Researcher at King's College London, based in the Department of Education, Communication & Society within the School of Education, Communication & Society, and affiliated with the Research Centre for Language, Discourse & Communication (LDC). He holds a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship and specializes in cultural and collective memory studies, particularly regarding the Holocaust. His work integrates sociology, linguistics, and cultural studies to analyze memory dynamics, moral frameworks, and interdisciplinary methodologies.
Prior to his current position, he worked at the Université Catholique de Louvain and the University of Trento. His research focuses on memory politics, sociolinguistics, and the intersection of cultural and interactional sociology. Key publications include his monographs Contemporary Auschwitz/Oswiecim (2021) and Outsourcing the European Past (2024), alongside peer-reviewed articles in leading journals like Language in Society and International Journal of Heritage, Memory and Conflict.
Van de Putte’s work emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to memory studies, examining how historical narratives shape contemporary identities and policies. His recent book launch for Outsourcing the European Past (2024) explored interscalar memory analysis and moral frameworks in European history.
