No, he doesn't dislike you. This is a guy's way of trying to break the ice. His actions tell me that you make him nervous.
Which happens when a guy likes someone. Chat him up next time he speaks to you. Say something like" your welcome to join our conversation" when he chimes in.
Or refer to him with a funny name when he does it to you. Just remember that you both will be nervous so don't let an awkward first conversation stop you.
He probably doesn't hate you, he probably actually likes you. Even though you don't think your beautiful he might.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.