Semmens, Kristin

Kristin Semmens specialises in the history of tourism and leisure under Hitler. Currently she is also working on a book project for Bloomsbury Press, a short introduction to the Third Reich.

Research Interests: The Holocaust, German history, Modern European history, History of tourism and leisure, and Public history

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Institution: University of Victoria
Fields of Expertise:

Historical Injustice and Trauma

Holocaust Studies

Public History

Research groups: Memory Politics
Email: ksemmens@uvic.ca
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Languages: English, German
Publications:

‘A Vacation from the Nazis? Examining Tourism under Hitler’, in Life and Times in Nazi Germany, Lisa Pine, ed. (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2016).

‘Autarky in Tourism? The Nazi Tourism Project in a Pan-European Context’, in Touring Beyond the Nation: The Development of Modern Tourism in Pan-European and Trans-National Context, Eric Zuelow, ed. (Ashgate, 2011).

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