Rainer Schulze | 糖心Vlog

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rainer@essex.ac.uk
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Colchester Campus

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Biography

Rainer Schulze was a research fellow at the Arbeitskreis 鈥楪eschichte des Landes Niedersachsen (nach 1945)鈥� in Hannover, and taught Modern European History at the Ruhr-Universit盲t Bochum, Birkbeck College London and Roehampton University, London, before joining the 糖心Vlog in 1995. He has written widely on the British military occupation of Germany, (West) German reconstruction after the Second World War, regional structural change and German collective memory and identity. He initiated and designed an exhibition titled 鈥楩remde 鈥� Heimat 鈥� Niedersachsen鈥� (Strange(rs) 鈥� Home 鈥� Lower Saxony) and was involved, as one of the project leaders, in the development of a new permanent exhibition at the Gedenkst盲tte (memorial) Bergen-Belsen, which opened in October 2007. In 2005, he was appointed a member of the International Experts鈥� Commission for the Redevelopment of the Gedenkst盲tte Bergen-Belsen, the only member from the UK. He is the co-ordinator of the annual Holocaust Memorial events at the 糖心Vlog, and founding editor of the journal The Holocaust in History and Memory. His research interests include the history of Bergen-Belsen, questions of German collective memory and identity in the twentieth century, the Second World War and forced migration in Europe, continuity and discontinuity in twentieth century German history, questions of regionalism, regional development and construction of regional and national identities. He is currently preparing a monograph on the history and memory of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. His future research will focus on the history of the Sinti and Roma and the history of antiziganism in Europe after 1945. Previous supervision topics include: Manifestations and perceptions of consumer discontent in the German Democratic Republic, 1970鈥�1990; From Soldier to Citizen: Identity of the Polish Community in East Anglia, 1945鈥�1978 Roma and Sinti in twentieth-century Europe Current supervision project: The Rise of Turkish Nationalism in the second half of the nineteenth century

Research and professional activities

Research interests

the history of Bergen-Belsen

questions of German collective memory and identity in the twentieth century

the Second World War and forced migration in Europe

continuity and discontinuity in twentieth-century German history

questions of regionalism, regional development and the construction of regional and national identities (esp. in rural regions)

the history of the Roma and Sinti in twentieth-century Europe

the history of antiziganism in the post-Second World War period

Holocaust

Genocides

Forced Migrations in the twentieth century

Roma in twentieth-century Europe

Individual Memories, Group Memories, and Collective Memory in post-Second World War Germany

Continuity and change in twentieth-century German history

Germany and her neighbours in the twentieth century

Teaching and supervision

Previous supervision

Nazim Can Cicektakan

Thesis title: Great Britain and the Ottoman Empire: an Analysis of British Discourses on the 'Ottomans', 1860-1878
Degree subject: History
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 17/11/2015

Publications

Journal articles (32)

Schulze, R., (2013). . The Holocaust in History and Memory. 6, 157-165

Schulze, R., (2012). . Holocaust Studies: A Journal of Culture and History. 18 (2-3), 49-72

Schulze, R., (2012). . The Holocaust in History and Memory. 5, 13-28

Schulze, R., (2011). . The Holocaust in History and Memory. 4, 17-39

Schulze, R., (2010). . The Holocaust in History and Memory. 3, 147-159

Schulze, R., (2010). . The Holocaust in History and Memory. 3, 119-138

Schulze, R., (2009). . The Holocaust in History and Memory. 2, 153-162

Schulze, R., (2008). . The Holocaust in History and Memory. 1, 7-19

Schulze, R., (2008). . International Journal of the Inclusive Museum. 1 (4), 103-112

Schulze, R., (2001). . Kreiskalender.Gifhorner Heimatbuch (2002)

Schulze, R., (2001). . Informationen zur modernen Stadtgeschichte (IMS). 2001 (1)

Schulze, R., (2000). . Celler Chronik. 9

Schulze, R., (1999). . Nordost-Archiv. 6 (2)

Schulze, R., (1999). . Archiv-Nachrichten Niedersachsen. 3

Schulze, R., (1997). . Nordost-Archiv.Zeitschrift f锟絩 Regionalgeschichte. Neue F (2)

Schulze, R., (1997). . Beitr锟絞e zur Geschichte der nationalsozialistischen Verfolgung in Norddeutschland. 3

Schulze, R., (1995). . Deutsche Studien. 32 (126/12)

Schulze, R., (1994). . Celler Chronik. 6

Schulze, R., (1993). . Sonderbericht des Amtes f锟絩 Statistik, Stadtforschung und Wahlen der Stadt Bochum. 18

Schulze, R., (1992). . Celler Chronik. 5

Schulze, R., (1992). . Sonderbericht des Amtes f锟絩 Statistik, Stadtforschung und Wahlen der Stadt Bochum. 17

Schulze, R., (1991). . Mitteilungsblatt des Instituts zur Erforschung der europ锟絠schen Arbeiterbewegung (iga). 11

Schulze, R., (1990). . Tel Aviver Jahrbuch f锟絩 deutsche Geschichte. 19

Schulze, R., (1989). . Der Archivar. 42 (4)

Schulze, R., (1989). . German History. 7 (3)

Schulze, R., (1989). . Nieders锟絚hsisches Jahrbuch f锟絩 Landesgeschichte. 61

Schulze, R., (1989). . German History. 7 (1)

Schulze, R., (1989). . Jahrbuch f锟絩 ostdeutsche Volkskunde. 32

Schulze, R., (1987). . Geschichtswerkstatt. 13

Schulze, R., (1987). . Nieders锟絚hsisches Jahrbuch f锟絩 Landesgeschichte. 59

Schulze, R., (1985). . Nieders锟絚hsisches Jahrbuch f锟絩 Landesgeschichte. 57

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Books (1)

Ahonen, P., Corni, G., Kochanowski, K., Schulze, R., Stark, T. and Stelzl-Marx, B., (2008). . Berg. 9781845208240

Book chapters (8)

Schulze, R., (2015). . In: Antiziganism What?s in a Word?. Editors: Selling, J., End, M., Kyuchukov, H., Laskar, P. and Templer, B., . Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 64- 75. 978-1-4438-7226-3

Schulze, R., (2014). . In: Bergen-Belsen - Neue Forschungen. Editors: Knoch, H. and Rahe, T., . Wallstein Verlag. 277- 289. 978-3-8353-0988-3

Schulze, R., (2014). . In: Death Tourism Disaster Sites as Recreational Landscape. Editors: Sion, B., . Seagull Books. 9780857421074

Schulze, R., (2011). . In: Landschaft und Ged锟絚htnis: Bergen-Belsen, Esterwegen, Falstad, Majdanek [Landscape and Memory: Bergen-Belsen, Esterwegen, Falstad, Majdanek]. Editors: Wiedemann, W. and Wolschke-Bulmahn, J., . Martin Meidenbauer. 51- 74. 9783899752687

Schulze, R., (2011). . In: The Disentanglement of Populations: Migration, Expulsion and Displacement in Post-War Europe, 1944-9. Editors: Reinsch, J. and White, E., . Palgrave Macmillan. 51- 70. 9780230222045

Schulze, R., (2010). . In: Heimkehr: Eine zentrale Kategorie in der Nachkriegszeit - Geschichte, Literatur und Medien [Homecoming: a Central Category in the Post-War Period - History, Literature and Media]. Editors: Agazzi, E. and Sch锟絫z, E., . Duncker & Humblot. 21- 39

Schulze, R., (2009). . In: Gas Chambers. Editors: Priseman, R., . The Colchester Institute. 35- 40

Schulze, R., (2008). . In: The Lasting War: Society and Identity in Britain, France and Germany after 1945. Editors: Riera, M. and Schaffer, G., . Palgrave Macmillan. 173- 187. 9780230506718