Current position
Before joining the C²DH, Dora was a research associate at the Leibniz Institute for Contemporary History Potsdam and the German Federal Archives/Stasi Records Archive in Berlin, where she was involved in different projects including EHRI (European Holocaust Research Infrastructure) and Facing the Past. Public History for a Stronger Europe (EUROPAST). Her hobbies include film and photography.
Research
Her research interests revolve around European history, politics and memory. One of Dora’s latest research projects dealt with the discarding of books in (post-)Yugoslavia, a topic on which she wrote several book chapters, articles and most recently a monograph titled “Reading between the Lines: Reflections on Discarding and Sociopolitical Transformations in (Post-)Yugoslavia” (ibidem, 2022).
Work experience
Over the last ten years, she has gained extensive experience as a tour guide and museum educator in Berlin.
Educational background
Dora Komnenovic obtained her Ph.D. in Social and Cultural Studies from Justus Liebig University. She holds a BA in International Relations and Diplomacy (Trieste University, 2010) and an MA in Interdisciplinary Research and Studies on Eastern Europe (Bologna University, 2012).
