Kirsten Becker, M. A.

Chair for Modern and Contemporary History/North American History (Research Associate)
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Department of History
Chair for Modern and Contemporary History/North American History

Kirsten Becker, M. A.
Research Associate

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Münster University
Department of History
Fürstenberghaus, room 219 a (3rd floor)
Domplatz 20-22
48143 Münster

Curriculum Vitae

Education and Training

2019 - 2022

Master of Education (secondary teacher education in History, English, Educational Sciences), WWU Münster

Master of Arts in History, WWU Münster

2016 - 2019 Bachelor of Arts in History and English Studies, WWU Münster
09/2018-01/2019 Erasmus semester at Swansea University, Wales, UK
2014 Abitur (Geschwister-Scholl-Gymnasium Münster)


Work Experience

since 12/2022

Research Associate (Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin), Department of History, Chair for North American History, WWU Münster

02/2019 - 11/2022 Student Assistant, Department of History, Chair for North American History, WWU Münster
05/2018 - 08/2018;
02/2019 - 06/2019
Student Assistant at the “Sonderforschungsbereich“ (Collaborative Research Center, SFB)
1150 „Kulturen des Entscheidens/Cultures of Decision-Making“


Scholarships

  • Erasmus, Swansea University (Winter Term 2018/19)
  • Deutschlandstipendium, ProTalent, WWU Münster (04/2018 – 09/2020)
  • GHI-GSP Fellowship at the Horner Library, Philadelphia – German Historical Institute (Washington), German Society of Pennsylvania, USA (06-07/2024)

Presentations/Talks

  • "The early British Prime Ministers in Public Perception, c. 1742–1754" (Workshop "The Public Sphere and Early Modernity" at CEU in Vienna, August 2022)
  • “Symbolic Communication of Colonial and State Legislatures, c. 1760-1820”. Presentation of Dissertation Project at event organized by the German Society of Pennsylvania, USA (20 June 2024)