Claudia Lenz


General:	Born September 4th, 1968, Leer (Germany)
Education:	1998-2002 University of Hamburg, Germany Ph.D. Political Science (Dr. phil.) Ph.D. thesis: “Representations of the Norwegian Women’s Resistance against the German Occupation after 1945” Grade: magna cum laude
	1989-1996 University of Hamburg, Germany Master of Arts in Philosophy, Political Science and Psychology Grade: B
	1988-89 Hurdal Verk Folkehøgskole, Norway Stay as visiting foreign student
	1988 Gymnasium Hochdahl, Germany Abitur
Work Experience Scientific:	Since 08/09 Resarch coordinator at the European Wergeland Centre on Education for Intercultural Understanding, Human Rights and Democratic Citizenship Since 06/09 consultant for the research project “Futures and pasts in transition. Family conversations on occupational and personal ambitions and perspectives in Luxembourg”, University of Luxemburg (in cooperation with KWI) 2006-2009 consultant for the research project “Lux-ID – Kollektive Erfahrung, intergenerationelle Erinnerung und Identitätskonstruktion in Luxemburg”, Universität Luxemburg (in cooperation with KWI) 2007-2009 Senior Researcher (Marie Curie Fellow) at the Center for Studies of Holocaust and Religious Minorities in Norway, responsable for the project ”Reflective Historical Consciousness in Germany and Norway” 2004.2007 consultant for the research project „Das Erbe des Nationalsozialismus in Nord(west)europa – Memorialkulturen, Verarbeitungsformen und intergenerationelle Vermittlung im Vergleich“ at the KZ Neuengamme Memorial Site's research centre. 2002 -2006 Research fellow in the research project „Vergleichende Tradierungsforschung“ (project leader Norway), KWI/ Center for Studies of Religious Minorities, Oslo Since 08/2002 University Witten/Herdecke (until 09/04); Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut, Essen (since 11/04)/ Center for Research of Holocaust and religios Minorities in Norway, Oslo Member of the Research Group „Traditions of Historical Consciousness“ (Research Director Norway), Conduction of the inter-generational study “The Memory of the German Occupation 1940-45 as handed down in Norwegean Families 04/03-04/04 Deputyship in the position of the Research Director Denmark
	1998-2001 University of Hamburg, Member of the Research Group “The Gendered History of Politics” Research about the linkages between gender and concepts of politics and history-writing
Non-scientific (freelancing)	Since 03/04 Concentration Camp Memorial Neuengamme, Project Director of the project “The legacy of National Socialism in Northern and Western Europe: a comparison of memorial cultures, ways of dealing with the past and intergenerational communication”
	Since 1996 Kirchlicher Dienst in der Arbeitswelt, Hamburg Arbeit&Leben Hamburg, Dresden Umdenken/Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung e.V., Hamburg Die Neue Gesellschaft, Hamburg (and others)
	Engagements as freelancing lecturer on philosophy, political and feminist theory.
	Organization of conferences and workshops.
	Edition and translation of books and articles.
Honors:	Together with research group “Geschlechtergeschichte der Politik”: Frauenförderpreis der Universität Hamburg 2002
Teaching Experience:	Since summer term 2001 University of Hamburg, Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Politik (HWP), Hamburg, University of Oslo Seminars about WW II. in Norway and Scandinavia, Seminars in Women/ Gender Studies