A research and engagement initiative at the University of Oxford (UK) exploring the story of the anti-Nazi resistance circle 'The White Rose'
This year the translators of the White Rose Project have been working with the published correspondence between Sophie Scholl and Fritz Hartnagel. The students were once again drawn from across the University of Oxford: Christopher Gothard, Gemma Craig-Sharples, Alexander Fuss, Adam McMeekin, Anna Taira, Sofia Justham Bello, Helena Koch, Timothy Powell, Yannis Baur, George Newton, …
9 May 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Sophie Scholl, certainly the most famous member of the White Rose resistance circle. Sophie had been active in the Hitler Youth as a teenager, but she came to reject Nazism as she understood more about its ideology and saw how it marginalized and persecuted …
The student translators of the White Rose resistance pamphlets introduce their experiences and approach. Over the course of eight months, from October to May 2019, we worked together to produce a new translation of the White Rose resistance pamphlets. We approached this project from a number of different backgrounds and perspectives. Some of us had …
A colloquium at the University of Oxford 7 May 2021, 9.30am-4pm BST | Free online event on Zoom Organisers: Dr Alex Lloyd and Dr Karolina Wątroba (University of Oxford) **The deadline to register for this event has passed.** 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of Sophie Scholl’s birth on 9 May 1921. As part of its commemoration events this year, …
From the 15th to 27th February 2021 the White Rose Project followed the events as they happened in real time through daily posts on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. This year marks the 78th anniversary of the first White Rose trials. It’s also a year when the dates and days of the week coincided. Imagine going about your normal routine on …
This year we celebrate the 100th anniversary of Sophie Scholl’s birth on 9 May 1921. Sophie was a central member of the White Rose resistance circle. She had been active in the Hitler Youth as a teenager, but she came to reject Nazism as she understood more about its ideology and saw how it marginalized …
We are thrilled to announce that the White Rose Project has received a Public Engagement with Research Seed Fund Award from the University of Oxford. Dr Alex Loyd will be working with the award-winning vocal ensemble SANSARA choir and its Artistic Director, Tom Herring, to develop and produce a new podcast series: ‘Resistance – The …
To mark the 78th anniversary of the first White Rose trial on 22 February 1943, there will be a live reading of the White Rose circle’s resistance pamphlets in English by students, former students, and academics at the University of Oxford.
The White Rose Project was delighted to be part of this year’s Being Human Festival of the Humanities. This year’s theme was ‘New Worlds’. The White Rose Project was selected to host one of the festival’s café events. Dr Karolina Watroba moderated the proceedings, and Dr Alex Lloyd gave a presentation on the White Rose …
Translation is at the heart of the White Rose Project’s work. We’ve just launched our third annual Translation Project for undergraduate students at the University of Oxford after two very successful years of running the programme. In this video series, we explore aspects of translation and the White Rose, including catching up with current and …