Veronika Settele

Veronika Settele is a historian specializing in 19th-20th century societal transformations, currently serving as a Visiting Professor and junior research group leader at the University of Bremen since 2023. Her work bridges History of Sexuality, Food History, and Animal Studies, examining intersections between economic systems, technological shifts, and cultural norms.

Education:

• PhD in History (2015-2020), Freie Universität Berlin
• MSc in European Politics and Society (2011-2014), University of Innsbruck
• Magister in History (2007-2012), University of Innsbruck

Research Focus: Her scholarship interrogates how sexuality, animal husbandry, and food systems reflect and shape societal structures. Current projects like "Hinter der Norm" analyze sexuality's secularization through religious practice lenses, while her publications explore industrial agriculture's moral and economic dimensions.

Article Trends: Spanning 2012-2024, her work traces industrial agriculture (1945-1990), animal labor dynamics, and sexuality as cultural practice, with keywords spanning Capitalism, Technological History, and Environmental Ethics.

Scientific Recognition:

• Opus Primum Preis der Volkswagen Stiftung
• Deutscher Studienpreis
• Friedrich-Meinecke-Preis
• Fonds Deutscher Studienpreis der Körber-Stiftung
• Gerald D. Feldman-Reisebeihilfen

Academic Leadership: She co-organized conferences like "Beyond Norms and Categories", serves on the editorial board of Zeithistorische Forschungen, and has taught seminars on transnational reform movements, Holocaust studies, and capitalism history at the University of Bremen and Sorbonne Université.