Excellence in Research Award
Eva Marie Lehner
Exzellenzcluster Beyond Slavery and Freedom, Germany.
Eva Marie Lehner is a historian affiliated with the Exzellenzcluster Beyond Slavery and Freedom in Germany, working in the arts and humanities. Her research addresses early modern social history, emotions, gender and forms of dependency. She is nominated for the Excellence in Research Award at the International Academic Achievements & Awards in recognition of her recent journal publications [1][2].
Abstract
This article presents the research profile of Eva Marie Lehner, a historian at the Exzellenzcluster Beyond Slavery and Freedom, in connection with the Excellence in Research Award. Her recent work examines enslaved wet nurses in the eighteenth-century Cape Colony [1], emotional communities in early modern German baptismal and burial entries [2], and the origins of parish register keeping in Franconia [4].
Keywords
Early modern history, slavery, wet nursing, Cape Colony, history of emotions, parish registers, gender, asymmetrical dependencies, intersectionality.
Introduction
Research in the arts and humanities increasingly draws on archival sources to examine how social relationships, emotions and dependency were structured in the past. Eva Marie Lehner’s publications apply this approach to colonial slavery, church records and early modern family life. Her Google Scholar profile lists 17 documents, 25 citations and an h-index of 3 [5], and her ORCID record documents her journal articles, book review and collaborative working paper.
Research Profile
Lehner is affiliated with the Exzellenzcluster Beyond Slavery and Freedom in Germany, and her subject area is arts and humanities. Her Google Scholar ID is bClYBNgAAAAJ. Her profile shows 17 documents, 25 citations and an h-index of 3, which reflects a developing publication record [5]. Her work falls under three main themes:
- Slavery, gender and reproductive labor in colonial settings
- The history of emotions in early modern German sources
- Church record keeping and social history in Franconia
Research Contributions
In her study of the Cape Colony, Lehner investigates the role of enslaved wet nurses in the eighteenth century, linking questions of gender, bodily labor and bondage [1].
In German history, she analyzes baptismal and burial entries to show how emotional communities were shaped in early modern record keeping [2]. A related regional study traces the beginnings of marriage and baptismal registers in Nuremberg, Kulmbach and Altdorf during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries [4].
She has also contributed to a collaborative working paper on asymmetrical dependencies and intersectionality [3], and has written a book review of an exhibition catalogue on Dutch still lifes.
Publications
- Lehner, E. M. (2026). Milk and bondage: Enslaved wet nurses in the eighteenth-century Cape Colony. Gender & History. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0424.70067 [1]
- Lehner, E. M. (2026). Beyond body and soul: Shaping ‘emotional communities’ in early modern German baptismal and burial entries. German History. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerhis/ghag011 [2]
- Lehner, E. M. (2024). Die Anfänge der Kirchenbuchführung im 16. und 17. Jahrhundert in Franken. Blätter für fränkische Familienkunde. [4]
Research Impact
Lehner’s work contributes to scholarly discussion of slavery, gender and emotions in early modern societies. Publication in journals such as Gender & History and German History places her research within established international debates [1][2]. Her current citation count of 25 is modest, and the effect of her most recent articles is expected to appear in later bibliometric data [5].
Award Suitability
Lehner is considered suitable for the Excellence in Research Award on the following grounds:
- Recent articles in peer-reviewed international journals [1][2]
- Original archival research on colonial and early modern sources
- Collaborative contributions to interdisciplinary scholarship [3]
- A varied record including articles, a book review and a working paper
Conclusion
Eva Marie Lehner’s research shows a consistent focus on dependency, emotion and social relationships in early modern history. Her recent articles on enslaved wet nurses and emotional communities illustrate a developing research profile, and her nomination for the Excellence in Research Award recognizes the quality and relevance of this work [1][2].
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References
- Lehner, E. M. (2026). Milk and bondage: Enslaved wet nurses in the eighteenth-century Cape Colony. Gender & History.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0424.70067
- Lehner, E. M. (2026). Beyond body and soul: Shaping ‘emotional communities’ in early modern German baptismal and burial entries. German History.
https://doi.org/10.1093/gerhis/ghag011
- Lehner, E. M., Großmann, K., Gymnich, M., Harland, J. M., Hillner, J., Jarzebowski, C., et al. (2024). Asymmetrical dependencies and intersectionality – Debates, perspectives and case studies [Working paper].
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8967-9755
- Lehner, E. M. (2024). Die Anfänge der Kirchenbuchführung im 16. und 17. Jahrhundert in Franken: Ehe- und Taufbücher aus Nürnberg, Kulmbach und Altdorf. Blätter für fränkische Familienkunde.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/384356696
- Google. (n.d.). Google Scholar author profile: Eva Marie Lehner, ID bClYBNgAAAAJ. Google Scholar.
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=bClYBNgAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao