Biography
After twelve years of working as a museum curator in various institutions in Germany and the UK, I joined the Museum & Gallery Studies team within the School in January 2009.
My research focuses on the 鈥歭ong eighteenth century鈥�, material culture and gender studies. My PhD, published in 1998, investigated the role of relief sculpture in South German Rococo churches and the workshop practices of the sculptors and stuccoists. My work as exhibitions curator at the History Museum in Hannover led me to explore Hanoverian court culture and political iconography, with a particular focus on the medals celebrating the Hanoverian succession to the British throne in 1714 both as tools of political propaganda and as entrepreneurial merchandise. I acted as deputy chair of the academic advisory board for a major exhibition (鈥淟andesausstellung鈥�) held across five venues to celebrate the anniversary of the Succession in 2014.
My current project concerns female riding practice and its representation. I proposed and co-curated an exhibition of art at the National Sporting Library and Museum in Virginia (co-founded by Paul Mellon) which scrutinized the history of the side-saddle as represented in works of art, and was opened in 2018. A publicly accessible version of my contribution to the catalogue can be found here: Sidesaddle: 1690-1935.
In 2020, I have been awarded a Leverhulme Research Fellowship to further explore 鈥�鈥橣air amazons鈥�: female equestrians and the performance of gender, 1770 to 1820鈥�.
Selected publications
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Weiss, U. E., 1 Sept 2018, Sidesaddle 1690-1935. Weiss, U. E. & Pfeiffer, C. P. (eds.). Middleburg, VA.: National Sporting Library and Museum, p. 1-17 17 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥� Chapter
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Weiss, U. E., 30 Jul 2018, Archiv und Landesgechichte: Festschrift f眉r Christine van den Heuvel. Graf, S., R枚脽ner, R. & Steinwascher, G. (eds.). G枚ttingen: Wallstein Verlag, p. 333-351 19 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥� Other contribution
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Weiss, U. E., 2018, Die Kathedrale St. Gallen: Das sp盲tbarocke Bauwerk und seine Ausstattung. Gr眉nenfelder, J. (ed.). Lindenberg: Kunstverlag Josef Fink, p. 383-414 32 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥� Chapter
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Weiss, U. E., Dec 2015, Als der Sport nach Hannover kam: Geschichte und Rezeption eines Kulturtransfers zwischen England und Norddeutschland vom 18. bis zum 20. Jahrhundert. 惭眉苍蝉迟别谤: Lit-Verlag, p. 55-80 25 p. (Schriftenreihe des Nieders盲chsischen Instituts f眉r Sportgeschichte; vol. 24).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥� Conference contribution
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Weiss, U. E., Feb 2014, Brief und Siegel f眉r ein K枚nigreich: Die Prunkurkunden zur hannoverschen Thronfolge in Gro脽britannien . Babin, M.-L., Heuvel, G. V. D. & Wei脽, U. (eds.). G枚ttingen: Wallstein Verlag, p. 29-78 50 p. (Ver枚ffentlichungen der Historischen Kommission f眉r Niedersachsen und Bremen; vol. 273).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥� Chapter
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Weiss, U. E., 2014, In: Neues Archiv f眉r Niedersachsen. Edited by: Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft zum Studium Niedersachsens (WIG). 2014, 1, p. 49-73 24 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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Weiss, U. E., 2013, In: Nieders盲chsisches Jahrbuch f眉r Landesgeschichte. 84, p. ca 30 pages
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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Weiss, U. E., Nov 2011, In: Nieders盲chsisches Jahrbuch f眉r Landesgeschichte. 83, 2011, p. 209-261 52 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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Weiss, U. E., 2010, Deutungen, Bedeutungen. Beitr盲ge zu Hannovers Stadt- und Landesgeschichte.: Festschrift f眉r Waldemar R. R枚hrbein zum 75. Geburtstag.. Hannover: Verlag des Historischen Museums, Hannover, p. 252-284 32 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥� Chapter