Dr Gilly Carr is a British archaeologist and academic. She currently specialises in

the Holocaust The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered some six million Jews across German-occupied Europe; a ...

and

conflict archaeology Conflict archaeology is a sub-discipline within archaeology focused on intergroup and intragroup conflict. Closely linked to battlefield archaeology and Military Sites Archaeology, conflict archaeology is developing as an umbrella sub-discipline th ...

, while her early career research focused on the

Iron Age The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three-age division of the prehistory and protohistory of humanity. It was preceded by the Stone Age (Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic) and the Bronze Age (Chalcolithic). The concept has been mostly appl ...

and

Roman Archaeology Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...

. She is an

associate professor Associate professor is an academic title with two principal meanings: in the North American system and that of the ''Commonwealth system''. Overview In the ''North American system'', used in the United States and many other countries, it is a ...

and academic director in archaeology at the

University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

Institute of Continuing Education The University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education (ICE) is a department of the University of Cambridge dedicated to providing continuing education programmes which allow students to obtain University of Cambridge qualifications at un ...

, and a

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and director of studies in archaeology at

St Catharine's College, Cambridge St Catharine's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1473 as Katharine Hall, it adopted its current name in 1860. The college is nicknamed "Catz". The college is located in the historic city-centre of Camb ...

. In 2019, she was elected a Fellow of the

Society of Antiquaries of London A society is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Societ ...

and of the

Royal Historical Society The Royal Historical Society, founded in 1868, is a learned society of the United Kingdom which advances scholarly studies of history. Origins The society was founded and received its royal charter in 1868. Until 1872 it was known as the Histori ...

. In 2020, she won the EAA European Heritage Prize for her work on the heritage of victims of Nazism.

Academic career

Carr is an Associate Professor in archaeology at the

, and academic director in archaeology at the

(ICE). She is also a

Fellow A fellow is a concept whose exact meaning depends on context. In learned or professional societies, it refers to a privileged member who is specially elected in recognition of their work and achievements. Within the context of higher education ...

, a Partner of th
Cambridge Heritage Research Centre
and a member of the

McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research The McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research is a research institute of the University of Cambridge in England. History The institute was established in 1990 through a benefaction from the late Dr Daniel McLean McDonald, a successful ind ...

. She is also a member of the UK delegation of the

International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) (until January 2013 known as the Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance, and Research or ITF) is an intergovernmental organization founded in 1998 which ...

, and a member of the Academic Advisory Board for the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre. She current chairs IHRA's
Safeguarding Sites
project, which is writing a charter to safeguard Holocaust heritage in Europe.

Research

Carr's graduate degrees and early research was on the

and

. Her current work centres on Conflict Archaeology and war heritage, especially that of

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...

. Her research focuses, among other topics, on the history and legacy of the

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

occupation of the

Channel Islands The Channel Islands ( nrf, Îles d'la Manche; french: îles Anglo-Normandes or ''îles de la Manche'') are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two Crown Dependencies: the Bailiwick of Jersey, ...

, the Nazi labor camps in the Islands and the victims of

Nazism Nazism ( ; german: Nazismus), the common name in English for National Socialism (german: Nationalsozialismus, ), is the far-right totalitarian political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in Na ...

. Carr researched the German occupation of the Channel Islands and the deportation of over 200 islanders for acts of protest, defiance and resistance. This work can be seen in her website, th
Frank Falla Archive
Her work on Channel Islander victims of Nazism were the subject of an exhibition titled: ''On British Soil: Victims of Nazi Persecution in the Channel Islands'' at the

Wiener Holocaust Library The Wiener Holocaust Library () is the world's oldest institution devoted to the study of the Holocaust, its causes and legacies. Founded in 1933 as an information bureau that informed Jewish communities and governments worldwide about the pe ...

from October 2017 to February 2018. The exhibition also has a permanent online presence at the library. The exhibition then moved to Guernsey Museum in 2019. Carr has also researched the material culture of the

Channel Islanders The Channel Islands ( nrf, Îles d'la Manche; french: îles Anglo-Normandes or ''îles de la Manche'') are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two Crown Dependencies: the Bailiwick of Jersey, ...

deported to internment camps in Germany during the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. She has published over 70 journal articles and books on her research. She is one of the 12 members of the UK delegation to the

Awards and honours

In 2016, Carr was a recipient of the

Cambridge University , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

's Vice-Chancellor Awards for Impact. On 10 October 2019, Carr was elected as a Fellow to the

. She was also elected a

Fellow of the Royal Historical Society A fellow is a concept whose exact meaning depends on context. In learned or professional societies, it refers to a privileged member who is specially elected in recognition of their work and achievements. Within the context of higher education ...

(FRHistS) in 2019. In 2020, she was awarded the EAA European Heritage Prize.

Select publications

Selected Recent Journal Papers

*Carr, G. (2015). ‘Have you been offended? Holocaust memory in the Channel Islands at HMD 70. Holocaust Studies: a Journal of Culture and History. 22(1): 44-64. DOI: 10.1080/17504902.2015.1103026 *Carr, G. (2016). ‘Illicit Antiquities’? The Collection of Nazi militaria in the Channel Islands. World Archaeology48(1). DOI: 10.1080/00438243.2016.1152196 *Carr, G. and Sturdy Colls, C. 2016. "Taboo and Sensitive Heritage: Labour camps, burials and the role of activism in the Channel Islands", ''International Journal of Heritage Studies'' 22 (9): 702-715. * *Carr, G. (2017). The Small Things of Life and Death: an exploration of value and meaning in the material culture of Nazi camps. International Journal of Historical Archaeology. DOI 10.1007/s10761-017-0435-0 *Carr, G. (2019) The Jew and the Jerrybag: the lives of Hedwig Bercu and Dorothea Le Brocq. Journal of Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Vol. 33(2). *Carr, G. (2021) 'You are requested to ascertain the nationality of Jews residing in Guernsey': analysing an artefact of collaboration from the Channel Island of Guernsey, 1933-1940. Holocaust Studies: A Journal of Culture and History. *Carr, G. (2022) Narratives of Resistance, Moral Compromise and Perpetration: the testimonies of Julia Brichta, survivor of Ravensbrueck', The Journal of Holocaust Research vol. 36(4): 240-260.

Books

previous volumes on Iron Age and Roman Archaeology, one authored and four co-edited*Carr, G. 2009. ''Occupied Behind Barbed Wire''. Jersey Heritage. *Carr, G. and Mytum, H. (eds) 2012. ''Cultural Heritage and Prisoners of War: Creativity Behind Barbed Wire''. New York: Routledge. *Mytum, H. and Carr, G. (eds) 2013. ''Prisoners of War: Archaeology, Memory and Heritage of 19th and 20th Century Mass Internment''. Springer. *Carr, G. 2014. ''Legacies of Occupation: Archaeology, Heritage and Memory in the Channel Islands''. Springer. *Carr, G., Wilmott, L. and Sanders, P. 2014. ''Protest, Defiance and Resistance in the German Occupied Channel Islands, 1940-1945''. Bloomsbury Academic. *Carr, G. and Reeves, K. (eds.) 2015. ''Heritage and Memory of War: Responses from small islands''. Routledge: New York. *Carr, G. 2019. ''On British Soil''. McDonald Institute. *Carr, G. 2019. ''Victims of Nazism in the Channel Islands: A legitimate Heritage?'' Bloomsbury Academic. *Carr, G. 2020. ''Nazi Prisons in the British Isles''. Pen and Sword. *Carr, G. and Pistol, R. (eds). 2022. (forthcoming). ''British Internment and the Internment of Britons: Second World War Camps, History and Heritage''. Bloomsbury Academic. *Carr, G. (forthcoming). ''A Materiality of Internment''. Routledge.

References

External links

Frank Falla Archive—Channel IslandsWiener Holocaust Library
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carr, Gillian Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London 21st-century archaeologists Living people British women archaeologists Women classical scholars Year of birth missing (living people) Fellows of St Catherine's College, Oxford Historians of the Holocaust Academics of the Institute of Continuing Education Fellows of the Royal Historical Society