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Biography
Alexander started as a Senior Lecturer in Modern German History (with Digital Humanities) in the History division on 1 December 2014. He has a degree in computer science and a doctorate in history, both from the Technical University Darmstadt, Germany.
He worked in the software industry in Germany for many years, before joining the University of Portsmouth in 2007, where he became a Research Fellow in the geography department, acting as technical lead for the Vision of Britain website. In 2012 he was hired as Research Fellow for a digital humanities project with the Photographic History Research Centre at De Monfort University, Leicester. In 2014 he then worked as Research Associate on a project in Social Media analysis for the Centre for Information Management at Loughborough University.
Since October 2020, Alexander is Associate Editor for IJHAC: A Journal of Digital Humanities. He is currently involved in two digital humanities projects: Hansard at Huddersfield (funded by the AHRC and the UK Parliament) and Autobiographcal Acts (funded by the Leverhulme Trust). He has been peer reviewer for several journals and funding agencies, national as well as international, in the context of Digital Humanities.
Alexander is also the Course Leader for the MA in Holocaust and Genocide Studies at the University of Huddersfield. His own research in Nazi/Holocaust history is related to medical science in Nazi Germany, particularly in the context of military medicine. Lately, he also has started working on refugees from Nazi Germany in Britain 1933--37.
Research Expertise and Interests
- Digital History/Humanities
- Spatial History/Historical Geography
- History of Science, Medicine and Technology
- German History (C19 and C20)
- British History (Victorian and Edwardian)
- 20th century European history
Research Degree Supervision
Alexander is happy to supervise research degrees in the above areas. There are opportunities particularly on the history of the Holocaust, as he is on the academic advisory board of the Holocaust Exhibition and Learning Centre that the Holocaust Survivor Friendship Association has set up on the university campus.
Furthermore, Alexander is BSAC Advanced Diver and has obtained the Foundation Qualification in Underwater Archaeology by the Nautical Archeology Society; he is therefore happy to discuss projects related to u/w archaeology as well.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research Expertise and Interests
- Digital Humanities
- Spatial History
- History of Nazi Germany
- History of Science and Technology
- Underwater Archaeology
- Holocaust Studies
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Projects
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Hansard at Huddersfield: Making the Parliamentary Record More Accessible
Jeffries, L., Von Lunen, A. & Alexander, M. G.
1/01/18 → 31/12/18
Project: Research
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Maps
Von Lunen, A., 2022, Bloomsbury History: Theory and Method website. Bloomsbury AcademicResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › peer-review
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Book Review: Strategies for knowledge transfer: Douglas M. O’Reagan: Taking Nazi technology: allied exploitation of German science after the second world war. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019
Von Lunen, A., 1 Mar 2021, In: Metascience. 30, 1, p. 63-66 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Dance Article review › peer-review
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Only Following Orders? Aviation Medicine in Nazi Germany
Von Lunen, A., 11 Dec 2020, Recognizing the Past in the Present: New Studies on Medicine before, during, and after the Holocaust. Hildebrandt, S., Offer, M. & Grodin, M. A. (eds.). Berghahn Books, p. 204-221 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Basteln, Tinkering and Bricolage: A Cultural History of Hacking
Von Lunen, A., 2019, Making Our World: The Hacker and Maker Movements in Context. Hunsinger, J. & Schrock, A. (eds.). New York: Peter Lang Publishing Group, p. 153-170 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Historia Ludens: The Playing Historian
Von Lunen, A. (ed.), Lewis, K. J. (ed.), Litherland, B. (ed.) & Cullum, P. (ed.), 4 Sep 2019, 1 ed. Abingdon & New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. 294 p. (Routledge Approaches to History)Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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“Why Dump Them Here?” – The Leeds Academic Assistance Committee 1933—39
Alexander Von Lunen (Speaker)
21 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Seuchen im Osten: Die Rolle der Wehrmachtsärzte im Holocaust
Alexander Von Lunen (Speaker)
14 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Grant peer review
Alexander Von Lunen (Participant)
Apr 2022Activity: Other activity types › Grant peer-review
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PhD studentship application review
Alexander Von Lunen (Participant)
1 Jan 2022 → 31 Jan 2022Activity: Other activity types › Grant peer-review
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Grant peer review
Alexander Von Lunen (Participant)
12 May 2021Activity: Other activity types › Grant peer-review
Press / Media
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Leni Riefenstahl: both feminist icon and fascist film-maker
26/04/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Mein Kampf publication – the best way to destroy Hitler’s hateful legacy
3/12/15
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Social media can assure in times of disaster -- much like radio in the 1920s
17/11/15 → 25/11/15
2 Media contributions
Press/Media: Expert Comment