[Bio c. 2011]
Erica Lehrer is assistant professor in the departments of History and Sociology/Anthropology at Concordia University, where she holds the Canada Research Chair in Post-Conflict Memory, Ethnography and Museology. She is the director of CEREV (Centre for Ethnographic Research and Exhibition in the aftermath of Violence) . Her work thus far has focused on post-Holocaust Jewish culture; memory, heritage, museums, and tourism; ethnography; intercultural dialogue; and public scholarship. She is co-editor of Curating Difficult Knowledge: Violent Pasts in Public Places (Palgrave 2011) and Revisiting Jewish Poland: Tourism, Memory, Reconciliation (University of Indiana 2012).
[Bio c. 2009]
Erica Lehrer is an assistant professor in the History and Sociology/Anthropology Departments at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, where she also holds the Canada Research Chair in Post-Conflict Studies. Trained as an anthropologist (Ph.D. Michigan 2005) with an accompanying certificate in museum studies, she is completing a book manuscript tentatively titled Remaking Memory: How Jews and Poles are Salvaging Jewish Heritage in Poland, based on ethnographic fieldwork in Poland, Israel, and the United States. Her research has been supported by fellowships from the Fulbright, IREX, and Mellon foundations, among others. She was recently awarded funds from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation to develop the Center for Ethnographic Research and Exhibition in the aftermath of Violence (CEREV) at Concordia, which includes a digital exhibition lab, “Lab 6 ½.” Websites:
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| Role | Project |
|---|---|
| Anthropologist | Ethnographic Terminalia: Philadelphia |
| Role | Project |
|---|---|
| Anthropologist | Jewish? Heritage? In Poland? |