Rate My Professor David Tollerton

Professor David Tollerton serves as Associate Professor in Memory Studies at the University of Exeter, where he also directs the Centre for Interdisciplinary Holocaust and Genocide Studies. His work centres on debates surrounding public Holocaust memory and the emerging public memorialisation of the COVID-19 pandemic in Britain. He authored the monograph Holocaust Memory and Britain’s Religious-Secular Landscape: Politics, Sacrality, and Diversity, published by Routledge in 2020. In 2024 he co-edited a special issue of the journal Holocaust Studies focused on the intersections of genocide and ecocide, contributing an article titled “‘Never Right to Make Comparisons’? Holocaust Memory, Climate Crisis, and the Debate Over Appropriate Discourse.” A further monograph examining COVID-19 memorialisation decisions is scheduled for publication in 2025.

Professor Tollerton held the position of President of the British and Irish Association for Holocaust Studies during 2023–24. He previously served as Secretary of the British and Irish Association for Jewish Studies and currently acts as co-chair of the Religion, Holocaust, and Genocide unit at the American Academy of Religion. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has received student nominations for Guild teaching awards at the University of Exeter. His contributions extend to public engagement, including speaking at civic events marking Holocaust Memorial Day.