Nichola Farron
Adjunct Instructor, The Holocaust
Contact: nfarron@pdx.edu
Courses Taught:
JST 380U / HST 380U The Holocaust
About:
A ‘Brit abroad’, Nichola Farron has lived in Portland for several years. Following degrees in Holocaust studies and Holocaust research, she continues to collaborate on various topics and conferences related to victims of Nazi human experimentation and coerced research. Her class on Holocaust studies makes particular reference to the wider social and military impacts of the rise of Nazism and the occupation of European communities. Her aim is to invite scholarly interest, but also human empathy, in class students. A growing interest in the ‘micro-history’ approach to exploring the Holocaust, she encourages students to consider the stories of individuals.
An adjunct instructor, Nichola also works in Learning & Development for local government, as well as teaching Holocaust studies for local institutions. She lives with her British husband and feline and canine colleagues.
Degrees and Credentials
- MPhil – Holocaust Research (Oxford Brookes University)
- MA – Holocaust Studies (Royal Holloway, University of London)
- BA (Hons) – History (Royal Holloway, University of London)
Research Interests
- Nazi medicine – particularly Soviet victims of Nazi medicine and coerced research, and individual victim biography
- Social and physical systems of Nazi concentration camps
- Torture under Nazism
Publications
‘Rascher and the Russians’ in From Clinic to Concentration Camp -Reassessing Nazi Medical and Racial Research, 1933-1945 (Routledge, Oxon, 2017)
‘The victims of unethical human experiments and coerced research under National Socialism’, Paul Weindling, Anna von Villiez, Aleksandra Loewenau, Nichola Farron, Endeavour (Volume 40, Issue 1, March 2016, Pages 1–6)
‘Nameless Victims: Nazi Human Experiments on Russians in WWII: Statistics, Stories and Stereotypes’ Included in Justice, Politics & Memory in Europe After the Second World War: Volume 2: Landscapes after Battle, Eds. Suzanna Bardgett, David Cesarani et al (Vallentine Mitchell & Co. Ltd, London, 2011)