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Tom Pinsker is a Research Associate at the University of Siegen's Faculty I, Department of History, working under the Collaborative Research Center 1472 'Transformations of the Popular' since March 2021. His academic focus lies in the intersection of digital games, popular history, and cultural memory.
- Bachelor's degree in history, political science, and American studies at the University of Leipzig (thesis on U.S. historical perceptions of atomic bombings)
- Master's degree in 20th-century history and politics at Friedrich Schiller University Jena (thesis on U.S. diplomat Hugh S. Gibson in the Second Polish Republic)
- Freelance work with Real Time History GmbH (documentary production: 'Rhineland 45 - Decision In The West')
His doctoral project 'Personal appropriation and reception of popular history in digital games' employs oral history methods to analyze how digital games communicate historical knowledge. Current affiliations include subproject B05 'Popular History in Digital Games between Mainstreaming and Diversification' led by Prof. Dr. Angela Schwarz.
Key research collaborations include publications with Milan Weber on topics like the Middle Ages canonization loops in games and historical knowledge transfer mechanisms. The Collaborative Research Center 1472 explores performative aspects of quantitative analysis (AG3), somatics of popularity (AG5), and historical memory frameworks.
