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Dr. Nina Paulovicova

I am an Associate Professor of History at the Center for Humanities in Amiskwaciwâskahikan / ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (Edmonton), located on Treaty 6 territory, the traditional lands of the Cree, Saulteaux, Blackfoot, Métis, Dene, and Nakota Sioux. I am a genocide scholar specializing in the Holocaust, the fascistization and racialization of wartime Slovakia, identity politics, and the mobilization of the far right in Eastern Europe. My research critically unpacks historical narratives and exposes the instrumentalization of history within Eastern European memory regimes, as well as the ways these processes inflict harm on minorities and immigrants.

Having lived through several Eastern European regimes - communism, the transition to capitalism and liberalism- and now in neoliberal Canada, I approach history as a discipline with permeable boundaries: inseparable from mnemonic regimes and politics, and always in flux.

My community work and advocacy for justice led to the founding of the Slovak Heritage School (SHS) in Edmonton (2017-2025) and to co-founding membership in the , which advocates for the recognition, visibility and sustainability of heritage language educational programs worldwide. I am also a co-founder of (J-Series), which profiles national and international scholars who address topics pertaining to social and transformative justice, anti-oppression, and equity and engages students in developing knowledge of justice research, teaching, and activism.

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Research interests

• Eastern European history in 20th and 21st centuries
• Genocide studies
• Memory studies
• Identity politics

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Educational credentials

• PhD History, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (2012)
• MA History and English Language, University of Konstantin Philosopher in Nitra, Slovak Republic (1997)

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