Dr. Brian Crim
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Assistant Professor of History
505 Brevard
434.544.8593
crim@lynchburg.edu
Degrees/Certifications
2003 - Ph.D. in modern European history, Rutgers University
1997 - M.A. in military history, Old Dominion University
1994 - B.A. in history and political science, James Madison University
Experience
2008 - Present - Assistant Professor of History, Lynchburg College
2006 - 2008 - Assistant Professor of History, Caldwell College
2005 - 2006 - Assistant Professor of History, Dominican College
2004 - 2005 - Intelligence Analyst, Department of Homeland Security
2001 - 2004 - Intelligence Analyst, Department of Defense
Publications
"'Our Most Serious Enemy': The Specter of Judeo-Bolshevism in Germany, 1918-1923," Central European History, 45, no. 1 (2012).
"Weimar's Burning Question: Situational Antisemitism and the German Combat Leagues, 1918-1933" in The German Right in the Weimar Republic: Studies in the History of German Conservatism, Nationalism, and Antisemitism from 1918 to 1933. Edited by Larry E. Jones. New York: Berghahn Books, 2011.
"Addicted to Cheap Labor: The Gulf States, the Near East, and Sex Trafficking" in Sex Trafficking: A Global Perspective. Edited by Kimberly A. McCabe and Sabita Manian. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2010.
"The Intergalactic Final Solution: Nazism, War and Genocide in Paul Verhoeven's Starship Troopers," Shofar: Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies, 28, no. 4 (2010).
"A World that Works: Visions of Fascism and Globalization in Starship Troopers," Film & History, 39, no. 2 (October 2009).
Research Interests
My primary research interests revolve around war, political violence, and antisemitism in modern Germany, specifically during the Weimar Republic. I am most interested in how German Jews negotiated a collective identity in a hostile environment. I am currently working on a monograph concerning the American effort to exploit German scientific and technical personnel after the Second World War. Project Paperclip ultimately contributed to the space program, although many of the scientists used by the government were involved in war crimes. My focus is the intersection of Cold War diplomacy, military necessity, and international law.
Awards and Honors
2010 - Summer Institute on the Holocaust and Jewish Civilization
2004 - Nominee, Fritz Stern Dissertation Prize, German Historical Institute
1999 - 2000 - Research Fellowship, German-American Fulbright Commission
1997 - 2001 - Excellence Fellowship for Doctoral Study, Rutgers University
