Dr. Aneke Dornbusch
Aneke Dornbusch is a research assistant at the subdepartment of Modern Church History at the Faculty of Protestant Theology of the University of Bonn.
Consultation hours:
During the lecture free period, individual appointments can be arranged via e-mail.
About
- 1991 born in Melle
- 2011-2018: Studies in Protestant Theology in Göttingen and London
- 2018-2022: Doctoral studies in Göttingen, at the same time repetiteur of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Hanover
- 2022: Doctorate; Doctoral thesis: "Hermann Dörries (1895-1977) - Ein Kirchenhistoriker im Wandel der politischen Systeme Deutschlands" (Supervisor Prof. Dr. Peter Gemeinhardt)
- Since 2022: Research assistant (post-doc) at the University of Bonn, Faculty of Protestant Theology, Chair of Modern Church History
- Currently Chair of the Representation of the interests of mid-level academic staff at Protestant theological faculties and institutesin Germany (IVWM)
Research Interests
- ‘Deviant’ Reformation movements in the early modern period (Argelander Starter Kit Grant “Networks of defamation and persecution of Reformation deviance in southern Germany, 1525-1530”, see below)
- Digital Humanities in Reformation Research (Project Group of the WGTh1"Networks in Church History and Theology")
- Contemporary church history, especially the history of research as well as women's history
"Netzwerke der Diffamierung und Verfolgung reformatorischer Devianz in Süddeutschland, 1525–1530" (Networks of Defamation and Persecution of Reformatory Deviance in South Germany)
The aim of this project is to analyse processes of defamation and persecution of deviant reformatory movements, such as the Anabaptists, in southern German imperial cities in the early Reformation period. The project wants to explore how these processes took place supra-regionally and as a “joint effort” of these cities, which were themselves in the process of forming a protestant identity. The project investigates the thesis that “persecution networks” were established, With the help of these networks, stereotypes of the “others” were spread, information was exchanged and concrete persecution was made possible. Methodologically, the project works with the concept of “othering” from social sciences as well as aspects from social network analysis.
Within the project, the relevant sources, especially letters, are collected and analysed using a database created with Nodegoat. The project contributes to the research of religious conflict and violence against (religious) minorities.
REFORC PAPER AWARD
Aneke Dornbusch has won the REFORC Paper Award 2023 for her paper “Concerning the Defamation and Execution of the ‘Radical’ Ludwig Hätzer (1500-1529): An Attempt at Using Social Network Analysis on Small Samples” . The article has now been published in the Journal of Early Modern Christianity.
For a list of publications by Aneke Dornbusch please refer to the German version of this website.
Contact
Dr. Aneke Dornbusch
3 .160
Rabinstraße 8
53111 Bonn
Consultation Hours
Individual appointments can be arranged via e-mail.
Links
- https://www.wgth.de/index.php/projektgruppen?view=article&layout=edit&id=139
- https://doi.org/10.1515/jemc-2024-2001
- https://www.etf.uni-bonn.de/en/faculty/church-history/reformation-and-modern-era/team
- https://www.etf.uni-bonn.de/de/fakultaet/kirchengeschichte/kirchengeschichte