I am a historian of Modern Europe specializing in Germany during and between the two world wars. Broadly, my historical interests include nationalism in the era of mass politics, violence, and the relationships of peoples to states. More specifically, I am interested in issues of stability, regime change, sovereignty, and memory at state and popular levels following the world wars. I focus primarily on the Weimar Republic and Nazi state in Germany, but also on how postwar Germany fits into the networks of European politics and society. My recent work concentrates on the role of violent atrocities in postwar politics, diplomacy, and society following World War I. In particular, I examine how the prosecution of war crimes shaped Weimar political conflict, popular discourse, and international peace-building.

Dissertation: "Der Krieg geht weiter": The Leipzig Trials, German War Crimes, and the Battle for World War I's Legacy [in progress].

Location

Bloomington

Disciplines

• History

Affiliation

Indiana Univeristy