Johanna Oehler, M.A.
Curriculum Vitae
- 1985 Born in Bielefeld-Bethel
- 2004 Abitur in Satrup near Flensburg
- 2004 - 2010 M. A. in Medieval and Modern History, Modern German Literature and Media, English Language and Literature at the Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel
M.A. Thesis: “The motivation for entry of the Flensburg deaconesses 1874-1895” - 2006 - 2007 History at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland (Erasmus Programme)
- 01/2011 - 03/2011 Research Assistant at the Institute for Historical Regional Studies, and for the History Section of the Göttingen State and University Library
- 03/2011 - present PhD scholar within the Research Group: “The Personal Union of Great Britain and Hanover, 1714–1837: An International Space of Communication and Interaction”
Research interests
Social History of the 18th and 19th century
European history of universities
Scottish history
History of the Protestant deaconry in Germany
Regional history of Schleswig-Holstein
Publications
News at the Tea Table. Students as Agents of Knowledge Transfer. In: Als die Royals aus Hannover kamen. The Hanoverians on Britain's Throne 1714 - 1837, hrsg. v. Niedersächsischen Landesmuseum Hannover, Dresden, S. 122 - 125.
News am Teetisch. Studenten als Träger des Wissenstransfers. In: Als die Royals aus Hannover kamen. Hannovers Herrscher auf Englands Thron, hrsg. v. Niedersächsischen Landesmuseum Hannover, Dresden 2014, S. 122 - 125.
„Weltferne Klosterfrauen“? Die ersten Flensburger Diakonissen 1874 bis 1895 und ihre Eintrittsmotivation. In: Demokratische Geschichte. Jahrbuch für Schleswig-Holstein 21 (2010), S. 11-67.
[“’Cloister women’ detached from the world”? The motivation for entry of the Flensburg deaconesses 1874-1895. In: Demokratische Geschichte. Jahrbuch für Schleswig-Holstein 21 (2010) , p. 11 - 67.]
being printed:
'You cannot rise in the world without forming connections'. Philip Stanhopes Grand Tour als Einführung in die Kommunikationsnetzwerke Europas. In: Hölscher, Steffen/ Schlitte, Sune (Hrsg.): Kommunikation im Zeitalter der Personalunion (1714-1837). Prozesse, Praktiken, Akteure, Göttingen 2014 (im Druck).
Doctoral dissertation
“British students at the University of Göttingen 1770–1837 as actors of cultural and academic transfer”
During the time of the personal union, more than 350 British students studied at the University of Göttingen. Alongside diplomats, scholars and merchants they also became part of the German-British network of communication. So far no further research has been done on British student migration to Goettingen. This project seeks to explore the role British students played in British-Hanoverian scientific and cultural exchange.
Firstly, the study focusses on the British students as a social group. Using a collective biographical approach, biographical data of their social and geographical backgrounds, their stay abroad and their later careers is collected and analysed. Common background characteristics as well as differences can thus be identified and the development of British student migration to Goettingen be investigated.
Secondly, case studies of selected students are conducted. Autobiographical material such as diaries, correspondence and autobiographies, gives us a vivid insight into the practical functioning of cultural transfer in every day life. Particular attention is paid to the role of intermediaries such as the Hofmeister (tutors), German teachers and professors as well as individuals outside university life.