Jean-Marc Dreyfus

Phone+44 (0) 161 275 3292
EmailJean-marc.Dreyfusmanchester.acuk

Research interests

Current research projects

- Diplomats in the aftermath of deportation and the Holocaust (1945-2001)

- Diplomats reports from the Reich: how French diplomats serving in Nazi Germany described and interpreted the regime and the persecution of Jews: the example of Andr FranÃois-Poncet

- Corpses of genocide and mass violence: disposal of dead bodies in situation of extreme violence ; corpses in the aftermath of genocide: tracing, exhuming, commemorating

- - Editionsprojekt Judenverfolgung, 1933-1945, publication of 16 volumes of documents of the Holocaust, under the supervision of Dr. Weber, German Federal Archives, Pr. HÃrst MÃller, Institute for contemporary History, Munich, and Pr. Ulrich Herbert, Ludwig University Freiburg. In charge of the documents on France and Belgium. Deadline : June 2011.

Further information

I currently research and write on the following themes:
Holocaust studies
Genocide studies/anthropology of genocide
History of the Jews in Europe (19th-20th Century)
History of Jews in France (19th-20th Century)
Economic history of France and Germany
Holocaust memory/politics of memory
Modern history of Alsace
Rebuilding post-war societies

Supervision

I am very interested in supervising students working on the following topics:

- Camps, ghettos and internment in WWII Europe
- Economic aspects of the Holocaust. Looting of Jewish properties and compensation policies
- Holocaust memory in Europe and the United States
- Modern history of Jews.

I am currently supervising a number of students in these areas:

- Mr Ion Popa : A History of Denial. The Orthodox Church, the State and the never-ending Road to Confession of Guilt after the Holocaust in Romania (1940-â?)

Teaching

Introduction to Holocaust Studies (y1)
Sources of Holocaust Studies (y2)
Consequences of the Holocaust on Western Societies and Jewish History (y3)
The Holocaust in History (MA)
A History Apart? Jews in Europe, 19th-20th Century (y2)

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

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Reconsidering the Personal Archives of a Victim: The Case of Vollrath von Maltzan, a ‘Mischling’ in German Diplomacy
Dreyfus, J.-M., 6 Nov 2023, New Microhistorical Approaches to an Integrated History of the Holocaust . Bonnesoeur, F., Wilson, H. & Zühlke, C. (eds.). Berlin: De Gruyter, p. 273-290 18 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Violences de masse et génocides: Corps disparus et forensic turn
Translated title of the contribution: Mass violence and genocides: Disappeared Corpses and Forensic TurnDreyfus, J.-M., 12 Sept 2023, Des morts qui dérogent: A l'écart des normes funéraires, XIXème-XXème siècles. Carol, A. & Renaudet, I. (eds.). Aix-en-Provence: Presses Universitaires de Provence, p. 165-178 14 p. (Corps et âme).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
De la fosse au cimetière juif. Les transferts de corps après la Shoah
Translated title of the contribution: From the pit to the Jewish cemetery. The transfer of corpses after the HolocaustDreyfus, J.-M., 1 Mar 2022, In: Revue d’Histoire de la Shoah. 215, p. 239-262 23 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Les procès de Maurice Bardèche (1948-1954). Combats pour l’honneur de la Résistance ou premiers procès du négationnisme ?
Translated title of the contribution: The trials of Maurice Bardèche (1948-1954). Struggle for the honour of the Resistance of first trials of Holocaust denialDreyfus, J.-M., 1 Mar 2022, In: 20 et 21. 2022/3, 155, p. 43-56 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Remettre les corps en place à la Libération. Exhumations, identifications et transfers après 1944
Translated title of the contribution: Return the corpses back to order in Liberation’s France. Exhumations, Identifications and Transfers after 1944Dreyfus, J.-M., 5 Jan 2022, In: Guerres Mondiales et Conflits Contemporains. 2022/1, 285, p. 130-146 16 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

GENOCIDE: Corpses of Genocide and Mass Violence: Interdisciplinary and Comparative Approaches of Dead Bodies Treatment in the 20th Century(Destruction, Identification, Reconciliation)
Dreyfus, J.-M. (PI) & Shute, J. (CoI)
1/02/12 → 31/01/16
Project: Research

Corpses of Mass Violence: Changing practice in forensic exhumations
Dreyfus, J.-M. (Participant)
Impact: Awareness and understanding, Attitudes and behaviours, Policy, Society and culture

Jean-Marc Dreyfus

Personal profile

Research interests

Current research projects

Further information

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

Fingerprint

Research output

Reconsidering the Personal Archives of a Victim: The Case of Vollrath von Maltzan, a ‘Mischling’ in German Diplomacy

Violences de masse et génocides: Corps disparus et forensic turn

De la fosse au cimetière juif. Les transferts de corps après la Shoah

Les procès de Maurice Bardèche (1948-1954). Combats pour l’honneur de la Résistance ou premiers procès du négationnisme ?

Remettre les corps en place à la Libération. Exhumations, identifications et transfers après 1944

Projects

GENOCIDE: Corpses of Genocide and Mass Violence: Interdisciplinary and Comparative Approaches of Dead Bodies Treatment in the 20th Century(Destruction, Identification, Reconciliation)

Impacts

Corpses of Mass Violence: Changing practice in forensic exhumations