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Professorship of Medieval History – Prof. Dr. Kristin Skottki

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​Recent Research TopicsHide
  • "Sternberg 1492 - An exemplary study in late medieval Christian-Jewish relations, Christian piety and the relationship between history and memory" (working title)
  • “The Middle Ages” in global historical perspective
  • Medievalist intersectionality research
  • History of intercultural and interreligious relations and conflicts between Christians, Jews, and Muslims (both intra- and interreligiously)
  • Late medieval Latin Christian theology and devotional practices
  • The academic-reflective handling of political and violent instrumentalizations of historical images (especially of the Crusades)
​Academic CareerHide
  • Since February 2024: Professor of Medieval History at UBT
  • Spring Term 2023: Max Kade Guest Professorship at Notre Dame University, IN, USA
  • ST 2019: Positive interim evaluation of the junior professorship
  • Since WT [Winter Term] 2016/2017: W1 Junior Professor (with tenure-track option to W2) for Medieval History at the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences at the University of Bayreuth
  • WT 2009/2010 until ST 2016: Research assistant at the Chair for Church History (Heinrich Holze) at the Faculty of Theology at the University of Rostock
  • January 2011: Doctorate Doctor rerum religionum (Dr. rer. rel.) at the Faculty of Theology at the University of Rostock (grade: summa cum laude)
  • Topic of the dissertation: Cultural encounters between Christians and Muslims on the First Crusade in historical and historiographical perspective (First examiner: Heinrich Holze, Rostock; Second examiners: Michael Borgolte, Berlin & Felicitas Schmieder, Hagen)
  • WT 2006/2007 until ST 2009: Stipendiary of the DFG Graduate School “Cultural Encounters and the Discourses of Scholarship” at the University of Rostock (from WT 2009/2010 until ST 2011 as Fellow)
  • April 2006: Graduation as Magister artium (M.A.) in History and Theology/Religious Studies (Grade: 1,1)
  • Topic of the M.A. thesis: Investigation of the grave monuments of St. Mary’s church in Rostock (Examiners: Wolfgang-Eric Wagner & Ernst Münch)
  • April 2005: Graduation as Bakkalaureus artium (B.A.) for History and Theology/Religious Studies (Grade: 1,0)
  • Topic of the B.A. thesis: Eschatological Expectations and Ideas of the Afterlife around the Year 1000 in Frankish and Italian Annales (Examiner: Wolfgang-Eric Wagner)
  • ST 2001 until WT 2005/2006: Studies at the University of Rostock: History, Theology/Religious Studies
  • WT 2000/2001: Studies at the University of Greifswald: History, English Literature, Christian Archaeology
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