Dr. phil. Sarah Thieme, M.A.
Current affiliations
- Dez. 6 Abt. 6.1 Antragsberatung/Projektbetreuung (SAFIR)
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Religion and Politics in the 20th Century
- Regional History and History of the Ruhr Area
- Urban Structural Change in Germany and Great Britain (1960s-2000s)
- Cultural History of National Socialism
- Contemporary History of Christianity and Churches
Academic Education | |
| 2013 - 2016 | Doctor of Philosophy (ph.D), Doctoral Studies in Modern and Contemporary History (WWU Münster), Supervisors: Freitag/Große Kracht |
| 2010 - 2012 | Studies of History at WWU Münster and the University of Vienna, Austria, graduated as Master of Arts with a thesis on war causalities and Catholic milieu in Münster and Coesfeld 1939–1945 |
| 2007 - 2010 | Studies for my BA in History and Cultural and Social Anthropology at WWU Münster |
Work Experience | |
| since 06/2023 | Geschäftsführerin des Forschungsbeirates der Universität Münster |
| 2021 - 2023 | Postdoctoral Research fellow in the scientific management of the Centre for Religion and Modernity |
| 2017 - 2023 | Postdoctoral Research fellow (Head of Project), Cluster of Excellence »Religion and Politics«, WWU Münster, project: Church actors facing the challenges of urban structural change 1955-1995: A comparison of Manchester and Essen |
| 2017 - 2022 | Lecturer at the Department of History, WWU Münster |
| 2019 - 2020 | Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship (Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation) at the Department of History, University of Sheffield |
| 2016 - 2017 | Research Fellowship, to develop a research project at the cluster of excellence "religion and politics", wwu |
| 2016 | Stipendiatin des Abschlussstipendiums der Graduiertenschule des EXC "Religion und Politik" |
| 2013 - 2015 | Academic Researcher, EXC »Religion and Politics«, involved in the Project D2-2 Local Martyrs of the „Third Reich“: The Funerals and Veneration of the „Old Fighters in Westphalia and of the July Putschists in Upper Austria |
Functions and Memberships | |
| since 2022 | Brauweiler Kreis für Landes- und Zeitgeschichte e.V. |
| since 2020 | Sprecherin des Schwerter Arbeitskreises für Katholizismusforschung |
| since 2018 | German Historical Association (VHD) |
| since 2017 | Gesellschaft für Stadtgeschichte und Urbanisierungsforschung e.V. (Society for Urban History) |
| since 2013 | Schwerter Arbeitskreis für Katholizismusforschung (Working Group for Catholicism Research) |
| 2021 - 2023 | Mitglied, Münster Urban Research Network |
| 2021 - 2023 | Editor, Editorial Team »Contemporary Church History Quarterly« |
| 2019 - 2023 | Mitglied, Center for Religion and Modernity |
Publications
Czierpka, Juliane; Thieme, Sarah; Bock, Florian (eds.) (2024) Frankfurt am Main: Campus Verlag. Type of Publication: Book (edited collection) | |
Czierpka, Juliane; Thieme, Sarah; Bock, Florian (2024) In: Czierpka, Juliane; Thieme, Sarah; Bock, Florian (eds.), Schimanski, Kumpel, Currywurst? Identitätskonstruktionen für das Ruhrgebiet seit den 1970er Jahren . Frankfurt am Main: Campus Verlag. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) | |
Thieme Sarah (2023) In: Urban History, 50(2) Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Thieme, Sarah (2023) In: Frese, Matthias; Küster, Thomas; Thießen, Malte (eds.), Varianten des Wandels. Die Region in der jüngsten Zeitgeschichte 1970-2020. Paderborn: Brill. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) | |
Thieme, Sarah; Belz, Martin (2023) In: Westfälische Forschungen, 73 Type of Publication: Research article (journal) |
Projects
Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2025 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/11/2012 - 31/12/2018 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster |
Talks
| Kirche zwischen Tradition und Transformation: Religiöser und industrieller Wandel im Ruhrgebiet als Herausforderung für das Bistum Essen? Thieme, Sarah (18/03/2021) Vortrag im Rahmen der Tagung »Varianten des Wandels. Neue Perspektiven auf die Region in der jüngsten Zeitgeschichte…, LWL Münster (digital) Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Interpreting and Coping with De-Industrialization: Churches as Urban Actors in Manchester, 1970s-80s
Thieme, Sarah (10/12/2020) Rethinking the Histories and Legacies of Industrial Cities, Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History, University of Luxembourg, Esch-Belval (digital) Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Contested Communities? Churches in the De-industrialized Cities of Manchester and Essen, 1960–1990; Religions & Theology Research Seminar at the University of… Sarah Thieme (06/02/2020) Vortrag im Rahmen des Religions & Theology Research Seminars, Universität Manchester Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Beten, protestieren, gestalten. Kirchliche Akteure vor den Herausforderungen des Strukturwandels in Essen und Manchester (1955–1995) Thieme, Sarah (15/05/2019) Kolloquium des Institutes für Zeitgeschichte (IfZ), Abteilung Berlin, in Zusammenarbeit mit der Bundeskanzler-Willy…, Forum der Bundeskanzler-Willy-Brandt-Stiftung, Berlin Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| ‘The stay, serve, and witness’: Church politics in British Inner Cities in the 1980s Thieme, Sarah (26/04/2019) Vortrag im Rahmen des Workshops »Community, Culture, Crisis: the inner city in post-war Britain« , Centre for Urban History, University of Leicester Type of talk: scientific talk |
Prizes
| Vienna Prize for the Study of National Socialism (Irma-Rosenberg-Preis) 2018 Awarded by: Österreichische Gesellschaft für Zeitgeschichte, Institut für Zeitgeschichte der Universität Wien gemeinsam mit dem Kulturamt der Stadt Wien und dem Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung Award given to: Thieme, Sarah Announced at: 15/01/2019 | Date of awarding: 15/01/2019 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction |
Doctorates
| Sacralized Politics and Sacred Interactions: The National Socialist Martyr Cult in the Ruhr Area (1929-1939) Candidate: Sarah Thieme | Supervisors: Freitag, Werner; Große Kracht, Klaus Period of time: 01/04/2013 - 17/10/2016 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster |