Dora Komnenovic
HISTORIAN
Dora is a culturologist based in Berlin. She has an MA in Eastern European Studies from Bologna University and is currently finishing her PhD in Social and Cultural Studies, where she is writing about the discarding of books and the act of forgetting. She has held fellowships or studied at universities in Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Turkey and Slovenia.
Lauren van Vuuren
HISTORIAN
Dr. Lauren van Vuuren is a South African-born historian, who has lived in Berlin for a decade. As an AW Mellon Fellow, and then lecturer at the University of Cape Town, she taught and researched a wide range of subjects, from the history and theory of warfare and violence, to representations of the South African and German past on film. In December of 2012, she came to the Free University Berlin as a research fellow in contemporary history, and encountered the most compelling world she had ever experienced: Berlin.
Paul Tobin
HISTORIAN
Paul is a 32 year-old Irishman, who has been living in Berlin for the past nine years. After traveling around Europe for six months, he unintentionally ended up in Berlin, liked it, and stayed. During that time, he completed a Master's Degree in Modern European History.
Paul now works as a professional tour guide, showing people his side of Berlin - one which encompasses the most famous sights in the city centre, Sachsenhausen concentration camp on the outskirts of the city, WWI, WW2, the Cold War, and everything in between.
