Historian of the Holocaust, Gender, and Sexuality Freelance German-English Translator DPhil from the University of Oxfordhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamrossjones.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamrossjones.bsky.social/post/3mf2jcsuc422vMy newest article has just published open access with @holocauststudies.bsky.social ! A case study in Queering the Holocaust, it explores experiences of sexual violence and consensual same-sex sex in the concentration camps in the testimony of a single survivor. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17504902.2026.261895917 Feb 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:xt4too3nlc5db7wa33j2fewf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2jcsuc422vhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamrossjones.bsky.social/post/3ma44kgrogc2mVery excited to read this in the coming weeks! [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Dec 2025 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:xt4too3nlc5db7wa33j2fewf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma44kgrogc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamrossjones.bsky.social/post/3m657mfxzxk2mIf you have not already seen, this exciting new edited volume by Helga Amesberger, Helga Embacher, and Johannes-Dieter Steinert released in September. Filled with poignant new research on sexual(ized) violence during the Holocaust and Second World War, it includes my newest publication!21 Nov 2025 11:48 +0000at://did:plc:xt4too3nlc5db7wa33j2fewf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m657mfxzxk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamrossjones.bsky.social/post/3m3zepix6is2dIn Oxford for the day as a guest panelist at a conference focused on the memory of the “Comfort Women.” I’ll be speaking later today with several other scholars of sexual violence on preserving voices of marginalized victim groups in the face of societal, political, and archival pressures!25 Oct 2025 12:18 +0000at://did:plc:xt4too3nlc5db7wa33j2fewf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3zepix6is2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamrossjones.bsky.social/post/3m3pqz2ixx22tA massive congratulations to Anna for the English translation of her book! Anna's work queering Holocaust history is monumental and inspiring. As a scholar, I am continuously impressed by her boundary pushing research. Personally, I am honoured to have been a part of the process. BUY IT FOLKS! [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Oct 2025 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:xt4too3nlc5db7wa33j2fewf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3pqz2ixx22thttps://bsky.app/profile/williamrossjones.bsky.social/post/3lt376a2nq22tTruly honored and delighted to share this post. Thank you very much to the Royal Historical Society and the judges panel for the kind words and support of my work! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jul 2025 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:xt4too3nlc5db7wa33j2fewf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt376a2nq22thttps://bsky.app/profile/williamrossjones.bsky.social/post/3lqaa2vmges2hSo very excited and grateful to have been shortlisted! [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 May 2025 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:xt4too3nlc5db7wa33j2fewf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqaa2vmges2h