Dr William Ross Jones
@williamrossjones.bsky.social
Historian of the Holocaust, Gender, and Sexuality
Freelance German-English Translator
DPhil from the University of Oxford
Freelance German-English Translator
DPhil from the University of Oxford
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If 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!
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Now open: call for the Royal Historical Society's First Book and Early Career Article Prizes, 2026.
Eligible titles, published in 2025, may be submitted by the author before the closing date of 15 December. Further details and how to apply: bit.ly/3KnR47v
#Skystorians
Eligible titles, published in 2025, may be submitted by the author before the closing date of 15 December. Further details and how to apply: bit.ly/3KnR47v
#Skystorians
Royal Historical Society Book and Article Prizes, 2026: submissions now invited - RHS
The Royal Historical Society invites applications for its First Book Prize, 2026 and Early Career Article Prize, 2026. The call for submissions opens on Monday 29 September 2025 and runs to Monday 15 ...
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November 14, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Now open: call for the Royal Historical Society's First Book and Early Career Article Prizes, 2026.
Eligible titles, published in 2025, may be submitted by the author before the closing date of 15 December. Further details and how to apply: bit.ly/3KnR47v
#Skystorians
Eligible titles, published in 2025, may be submitted by the author before the closing date of 15 December. Further details and how to apply: bit.ly/3KnR47v
#Skystorians
If 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!
November 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
If 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!
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So pleased that I will get to discuss my new book with my brilliant colleagues @helencfinch.bsky.social and @williamrossjones.bsky.social in an event organized by @rhulholocaustri.bsky.social
On 10 December 2025, the Holocaust and Genocide Research Partnership (HGRP) @hgrporg.bsky.social will be hosting two events with Dr Anna Hájková on her latest book, 'People Without History Are Dust: Queer Desire in the Holocaust'.
October 24, 2025 at 6:38 AM
So pleased that I will get to discuss my new book with my brilliant colleagues @helencfinch.bsky.social and @williamrossjones.bsky.social in an event organized by @rhulholocaustri.bsky.social
In 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!
October 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
In 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!
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Attendance is free but registration is required. You can sign-up here: forms.office.com/e/BX3CpFiGux
The day event will be followed by an author talk at the Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social. Sign-up to the evening event here: shorturl.at/ou5xR
The day event will be followed by an author talk at the Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social. Sign-up to the evening event here: shorturl.at/ou5xR
October 23, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Attendance is free but registration is required. You can sign-up here: forms.office.com/e/BX3CpFiGux
The day event will be followed by an author talk at the Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social. Sign-up to the evening event here: shorturl.at/ou5xR
The day event will be followed by an author talk at the Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social. Sign-up to the evening event here: shorturl.at/ou5xR
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There will be a workshop during the day with Anna, alongside Dr Will Jones, who translated the book from German to English. Anna and Will will also be joined by Professor Helen Finch. Anna's book will be used as a springboard for discussion on Queer Studies in the context of Holocaust Studies.
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October 23, 2025 at 9:45 AM
There will be a workshop during the day with Anna, alongside Dr Will Jones, who translated the book from German to English. Anna and Will will also be joined by Professor Helen Finch. Anna's book will be used as a springboard for discussion on Queer Studies in the context of Holocaust Studies.
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Queerness remains one of the most stigmatized and overlooked aspects of Holocaust history. Anna's book explores same-sex desire in the Holocaust, challenging this silence, weaving together compelling stories of German, Dutch, Czech, and Polish Jewish Holocaust victims and survivors.
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October 23, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Queerness remains one of the most stigmatized and overlooked aspects of Holocaust history. Anna's book explores same-sex desire in the Holocaust, challenging this silence, weaving together compelling stories of German, Dutch, Czech, and Polish Jewish Holocaust victims and survivors.
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On 10 December 2025, the Holocaust and Genocide Research Partnership (HGRP) @hgrporg.bsky.social will be hosting two events with Dr Anna Hájková on her latest book, 'People Without History Are Dust: Queer Desire in the Holocaust'.
October 23, 2025 at 9:45 AM
On 10 December 2025, the Holocaust and Genocide Research Partnership (HGRP) @hgrporg.bsky.social will be hosting two events with Dr Anna Hájková on her latest book, 'People Without History Are Dust: Queer Desire in the Holocaust'.
A 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!
The book is here! This morning the UPS delivered fresh off the press my second monograph, People Without History Are Dust: Queer Desire in the Holocaust, published by @uoftpress.bsky.social translated by @williamrossjones.bsky.social and with a foreword by @jennifervevans.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
A 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!
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The book is here! This morning the UPS delivered fresh off the press my second monograph, People Without History Are Dust: Queer Desire in the Holocaust, published by @uoftpress.bsky.social translated by @williamrossjones.bsky.social and with a foreword by @jennifervevans.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 9:44 AM
The book is here! This morning the UPS delivered fresh off the press my second monograph, People Without History Are Dust: Queer Desire in the Holocaust, published by @uoftpress.bsky.social translated by @williamrossjones.bsky.social and with a foreword by @jennifervevans.bsky.social
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The book is a labor of love made possible thanks to the support of many wonderful people: @williamrossjones.bsky.social who wonderfully translated the harder part & pushed me to think, and @jennifervevans.bsky.social who authored a lovely introduction and in many ways inspired me to go this way.
September 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The book is a labor of love made possible thanks to the support of many wonderful people: @williamrossjones.bsky.social who wonderfully translated the harder part & pushed me to think, and @jennifervevans.bsky.social who authored a lovely introduction and in many ways inspired me to go this way.
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Here the whole flyer
September 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Here the whole flyer
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If you are in Europe and want to pre-order People without History are Dust, you can do that here:
there is also a 30% discount coupon: FFS25
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there is also a 30% discount coupon: FFS25
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People Without History Are Dust
Queerness remains one of the most stigmatized and overlooked aspects of Holocaust history, often erased due to the lingering homophobia of survivors. People ...
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September 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
If you are in Europe and want to pre-order People without History are Dust, you can do that here:
there is also a 30% discount coupon: FFS25
mngbookshop.co.uk/978148755711...
there is also a 30% discount coupon: FFS25
mngbookshop.co.uk/978148755711...
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Three more months until People without History are Dust: Queer Desire in the Holocaust comes out @uoftpress.bsky.social and translated @williamrossjones.bsky.social
you can preorder below.
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you can preorder below.
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July 25, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Three more months until People without History are Dust: Queer Desire in the Holocaust comes out @uoftpress.bsky.social and translated @williamrossjones.bsky.social
you can preorder below.
utppublishing.com/doi/book/10....
you can preorder below.
utppublishing.com/doi/book/10....
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The Society is very pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 Early Career Article and First Book Prizes bit.ly/3GqSCfk
This year's recipients are Laura Flannigan, William Ross Jones, Michaela Kalcher, and Jules Skotnes-Brown for work published in 2024.
Our congratulations to all #Skystorians
This year's recipients are Laura Flannigan, William Ross Jones, Michaela Kalcher, and Jules Skotnes-Brown for work published in 2024.
Our congratulations to all #Skystorians
July 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The Society is very pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 Early Career Article and First Book Prizes bit.ly/3GqSCfk
This year's recipients are Laura Flannigan, William Ross Jones, Michaela Kalcher, and Jules Skotnes-Brown for work published in 2024.
Our congratulations to all #Skystorians
This year's recipients are Laura Flannigan, William Ross Jones, Michaela Kalcher, and Jules Skotnes-Brown for work published in 2024.
Our congratulations to all #Skystorians
Truly 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!
Winner of the RHS Early Career Article Prize (2025):
William Ross Jones for '“You are going to be my Bettman”: Exploitative Sexual Relationships and the Lives of the Pipels in Nazi Concentration Camps', published in The Journal of Holocaust Research (2024)
bit.ly/4luFKDU 1/2 #Skystorians
William Ross Jones for '“You are going to be my Bettman”: Exploitative Sexual Relationships and the Lives of the Pipels in Nazi Concentration Camps', published in The Journal of Holocaust Research (2024)
bit.ly/4luFKDU 1/2 #Skystorians
July 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Truly 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!
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William's article was praised by the judges as:
"A groundbreaking and sensitive study of sexual violence during the Holocaust ... In the extensive historiography of the Holocaust, William Jones has something new and important to say.”
bit.ly/3I4VdfB 2/2
"A groundbreaking and sensitive study of sexual violence during the Holocaust ... In the extensive historiography of the Holocaust, William Jones has something new and important to say.”
bit.ly/3I4VdfB 2/2
July 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
William's article was praised by the judges as:
"A groundbreaking and sensitive study of sexual violence during the Holocaust ... In the extensive historiography of the Holocaust, William Jones has something new and important to say.”
bit.ly/3I4VdfB 2/2
"A groundbreaking and sensitive study of sexual violence during the Holocaust ... In the extensive historiography of the Holocaust, William Jones has something new and important to say.”
bit.ly/3I4VdfB 2/2
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Winner of the RHS Early Career Article Prize (2025):
William Ross Jones for '“You are going to be my Bettman”: Exploitative Sexual Relationships and the Lives of the Pipels in Nazi Concentration Camps', published in The Journal of Holocaust Research (2024)
bit.ly/4luFKDU 1/2 #Skystorians
William Ross Jones for '“You are going to be my Bettman”: Exploitative Sexual Relationships and the Lives of the Pipels in Nazi Concentration Camps', published in The Journal of Holocaust Research (2024)
bit.ly/4luFKDU 1/2 #Skystorians
July 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Winner of the RHS Early Career Article Prize (2025):
William Ross Jones for '“You are going to be my Bettman”: Exploitative Sexual Relationships and the Lives of the Pipels in Nazi Concentration Camps', published in The Journal of Holocaust Research (2024)
bit.ly/4luFKDU 1/2 #Skystorians
William Ross Jones for '“You are going to be my Bettman”: Exploitative Sexual Relationships and the Lives of the Pipels in Nazi Concentration Camps', published in The Journal of Holocaust Research (2024)
bit.ly/4luFKDU 1/2 #Skystorians
So very excited and grateful to have been shortlisted!
The shortlist for the Society's 2025 Early Career Article Prize is now available bit.ly/4mS0hUz
Eight articles have been selected, following an open call for submissions. Two winners of the 2025 prize will be announced in July.
The RHS First Book Prize Shortlist is published tomorrow. #Skystorians
Eight articles have been selected, following an open call for submissions. Two winners of the 2025 prize will be announced in July.
The RHS First Book Prize Shortlist is published tomorrow. #Skystorians
May 28, 2025 at 12:41 PM
So very excited and grateful to have been shortlisted!
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I have happy news. The Manuscript Review Committee at the University of Toronto Press has approved my (short) book on queer Holocaust history. Coming out 2025, with a preface by Jennifer Evans and one part translated by William Jones.
October 30, 2024 at 8:18 PM
I have happy news. The Manuscript Review Committee at the University of Toronto Press has approved my (short) book on queer Holocaust history. Coming out 2025, with a preface by Jennifer Evans and one part translated by William Jones.