Dr. Tony Kushner

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Biography

Tony Kushner is a long-standing member of the History Department at the University of Southampton and the James Parkes Professor. His research interests focus on Jewish migration history, refugee studies, and the representation of memory, particularly related to the Holocaust. Kushner's work encompasses a wide field examining Jewish and non-Jewish relations, as well as comparative migration and refugee studies. He is involved in ongoing projects that study themes of identity, crime among Jewish pedlars from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries, and the historical significance of racisms. His academic contributions include research on the cultural history of Jewish life and identity in modern Britain, as well as various completed projects that enhance the understanding of Jewish heritage and memory within a historical context.

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Experience

James Parkes Professor

— Present

University of Southampton • Southampton, England

Member of the History Department with a focus on Jewish/non-Jewish relations and migration studies.