Residence Germany Name Miriam Gebhardt | Nationality German | |
Born 28 January 1962Freiburg ( 1962-01-28 ) Fields Contemporary German history | ||
Doctoral advisor Clemens Wischermann Academic advisor Clemens Wischermann | ||
Miriam gebhardt als die soldaten kamen
Miriam Gebhardt (born 28 January 1962 in Freiburg, Germany) is a German historian and writer.
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Life
Gebhardt trained as a journalist and from 1982 worked as an editor. From 1988 to 1993 she studied Social and Economic history, Regional History and Modern German Literature at Munich University. In 1988 she obtained a doctorate in Modern History under Clemens Wischermann at the University of Münster with a thesis on family memories.
From 2003 Gebhardt held an academic post at Collaborative Research Centre 485 (Norm and Symbol) at the University of Konstanz, where she obtained her habilitation in Modern and Contemporary History in July 2008. She currently lectures at the University of Konstanz as an adjunct professor and writes non-fiction books.
Gebhardt also works as a journalist and publicist and has written for Die Zeit.
In a book published in 2015, Als die Sodaten kamen (When the Soldiers Came), she drew attention to rapes committed by allied soldiers, including the western allies, in the aftermath of World War II. It drew media attention in Germany and abroad.
Publications
As editor
Das integrative Potential von Elitenkulturen: Festschrift für Clemens Wischermann[The Integrative Potential of Elite Cultures: Festschrift for Clemens Wischermann]. Steiner, Stuttgart 2013, ISBN 978-3-515-10070-0.