Ashley Valanzola

Assistant Professor of the Holocaust

Ashley Valanzola
+1 (615) 898-26
+1 (615) 898-58
Room 275, Peck Hall (PH)
MTSU Box 23, Murfreesboro, TN 37132

Global Expertise

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise

  • France

Languages Spoken

  • French
  • German

Areas of Global Specialization

    Degree Information

    • PHD, George Washington University (2021)
    • MA, Norwich University (2013)
    • BS, United States Naval Academy (2010)

    Areas of Expertise

    Modern France; Holocaust Studies; Women's and Gender Studies 

    Biography

    Ashley Valanzola is an Assistant Professor of History. She teaches classes on the Holocaust, France, and Women's History. In 2021, she earned her doctorate in history from the George Washington University. Her book manuscript, "When She Remembered: Seven Women Who Transformed Holocaust Memor...

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    Ashley Valanzola is an Assistant Professor of History. She teaches classes on the Holocaust, France, and Women's History. In 2021, she earned her doctorate in history from the George Washington University. Her book manuscript, "When She Remembered: Seven Women Who Transformed Holocaust Memory in France," examines a cohort of influential women, from well-known figures such as Simone Veil to memory activist Sabine Zlatin, and their work to shape the production of Holocaust memory from 1945 to the present. Her next project will examine the evolution of Holocaust memory in France, focused on the national site of remembrance known as the Maison d'Izieu. Her research has benefitted from the Chateaubriand Dissertation Fellowship and the Cosmos Club Foundation grant. 

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