It is doubly fitting that my book on German-speaking historians who emigrated to Britain after 1933 has now been published in the GHIL’s book series. As the holder of a GHIL scholarship, I had the pleasure to be based at the Institute during two archival research trips to London, and since the majority of sources for my project are in British archives, the chance to visit Britain and consult materials in person was indispensable. The GHIL also provided a highly stimulating intellectual environment, especially when I spoke about my Ph.D. project at the Institute‘s colloquium, which strongly shaped the ultimate direction of my research.
Continue reading Historiography in Emigration: German Historians in Great Britain after 1933Author: Birte Meinschien
She completed her Ph.D. at Goethe University Frankfurt, where she worked on German-speaking historians who migrated to Britain after 1933.