Vanessa Agnew

Vanessa Agnew joined the Cultural Studies Faculty at Technische Universität Dortmund in 2023. She did a PhD in European studies at the University of Wales, and was tenured in German studies at the University of Michigan. She is Associate Director of Academy in Exile which supports scholars and cultural producers who have been forced to flee their homes by authoritarian governments. Her research deals with forced migration, genocide, memory and commemoration, historical reenactment, music...See more

Vanessa Agnew joined the Cultural Studies Faculty at Technische Universität Dortmund in 2023. She did a PhD in European studies at the University of Wales, and was tenured in German studies at the University of Michigan. She is Associate Director of Academy in Exile which supports scholars and cultural producers who have been forced to flee their homes by authoritarian governments. Her research deals with forced migration, genocide, memory and commemoration, historical reenactment, music history, and biology. See less