Zeitgeschichte

Lena Essifi, M.A.

Lena Essifi is a Research Assistant and Doctoral Student at the Seminar for Contemporary History.

 

Contact

Wilhelmstraße 12, room 306, 72074 Tübingen

 

lena.essifispam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de

Office Hours

By appointment via e-mail.

 

Curriculum Vitae

since May 2026
Research Assistant and Doctoral Student

at the Seminar for Contemporary History, North American History

2024/2025
Research Internship at the German Historical Institute

Washington, D.C.

2023-2026
Master’s Program (M.A.) in History

at the University of Tübingen

2023-2026
Student Assistant in the Language Program at the German-American Institute

Tübingen

2022
Internship at the German-American Institute

Tübingen

2020-2026
Student Assistant and Tutor

at the Institute of Modern History, Chair for Early Modern History

2018-2023
Undergraduate Studies in Political Science and History (B.A.)

at the University of Tübingen

Research

Research interests

  • Black History
  • Gender History
  • History of Capitalism
  • Poverty and the U.S. welfare state

event participations

Workshops

  • „Moynihan and the Black Mother. Examining Capitalism, Gender and Race in the Moynihan Report.” - Workshop: Capitalism as Cure. Dynamics of Responsibilization in East and West, 1960-2000, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, 27.-28.03.2025.

Teaching

summer semester 2026

Exercise:
Eugenik, Roe vs Wade und „reproductive justice“. Reproduktive Rechte und Politiken in den USA des 20. Jahrhunderts

Mondays, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Hegelbau, room 306

Start Date: 04.05.2026