Dr. Melanie Carina Schmoll, M.A.
History - Political Science - Consulting
Academic. Publicist. Creative. Speaker.
Welcome.
I am Melanie Carina Schmoll.
Latest Publications
April 2026
New article
Ölkrise (Oil Crisis), Brockhaus Encyclopedia
March 2026
New book
“Judentum, Christentum und Islam im Mittelalter” (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in the Middle Ages), comprehensive teaching units including didactic commentary, teacher’s manual, student assignments, and answer keys, developed in cooperation with Raabe publishing
News
Student Research Day 2026
During my talk on Holocaust Remembrance Day 2026 at MacEwan University in Edmonton, student Tamara Tower was among the audience. In the months that followed, she worked on her presentation for Student Research Day, drawing on the findings of my book. As her professor, Dr. Regan Lipes, emphasizes, Tamara did an excellent job using the book’s message as the theoretical foundation for her presentation on trauma healing through memoir. Dr. Lipes also shared some photos so I could take part in her work from afar. Thanks Tamara for your interest in this important topic and your work. Thank you, Regan, for supporting your student so much and for taking the photos for me.
Tamara described her work as follows:
Healing and Education Through Holocaust Literature: How Storytelling Heals and Helps
Bridge the Gap in Holocaust Education
By: Tamara Tower
Using a creative representation reflecting scholarly analysis to inspire connection, empathy, and curiosity, I examine the important role played by literature in understanding the scope and impact of the Holocaust. "The German's were successful." A sentence spoken by the daughter of a Holocaust Survivor, Goldie Morgentaler, that echoes in my head. There were Jewish survivors of the Holocaust, but the survivors were not the same Jewish community that existed prior. An entire culture was obliterated. Then I heard from Dr. Melanie Carina Schmoll and her book Hatred of Jews – A Failure of Holocaust Education? that 15-year-olds in Germany have never heard the term
Holocaust. How could this be? My own Holocaust Education came into question. I discovered that my own knowledge originated in childhood from literature like the Diary of Anne Franke, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Schindler’s List and more. Now in University, once again immersed in literature from the Holocaust, from survivor Chava Rosenfarb’s “Edgia’s Revenge” to various memoirs published by the Azrieli Foundation, I find myself ignited with curiosity and passion to research and share my findings. Through a carefully curated and visually gripping creative scholarly display featuring interactive and multimedia concepts and an accompanying research paper, I will convey how storytelling through Holocaust literature is not only a means of individual and collective healing, but as a method of learning through connection and empathy that goes beyond history books and helps bridges the gap in Holocaust education.
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Regan Lipes
https://www.macewan.ca/c/documents/research-srd-abstracts-2026.pdf
“Becoming a Successful Independent Scholar”
Thank you to Dr. Linda Baines and
Dr. Amanda J. Haste, who are currently working on a study titled “Becoming a Successful Independent Scholar.” I had the great pleasure of meeting Linda virtually today and answering her questions. I’m delighted to have been able to participate in this project and to share my insights and tips with others.
I’m really looking forward to the publication of their findings at Insider Guides to Success in Academia - Book Series - Routledge & CRC Press ... as soon as they’re ready!
Media appearance
Blog
What does a historian actually do—and is it possible to make a living from history?
These are the questions many people ask—but rarely get clear answers to.
My work as a historian goes far beyond research. I operate at the intersection of history, political science, and consulting: I develop teaching materials for teachers and lecturers, provide history teaching resources, give lectures, and advise institutions and individuals on historical and political issues. I address pressing historical questions:
What is the Holocaust? How does Holocaust education function in the 21st century? Does it need to change? What is anti-Semitism—and where does it begin?
Here, you will find links to free teaching materials, reflections on current debates, and practical perspectives on studying, working, and building a career in history.
Mentoring in History and Historical Thinking
I offer individual mentoring for people who wish to engage more deeply with history or further develop their historical thinking and writing. In a personal and flexible setting, I support you in contextualising historical topics, sharpening your own questions, and gaining confidence in engaging with the past and the present. Perhaps you have been interested in historical questions for a long time, would like to develop your
own project, or need support with a text or manuscript? Perhaps you are looking for a space in which to think about history beyond formal educational pathways?
I offer such a space through conversation, reading, and shared reflection.
The mentoring is intentionally informal and individually tailored. It can take place one to one or in a small, private group and is adapted to your interests, prior knowledge, and personal goals.