Events
Sep 2008
Revisiting the Massacre in History: An Interdisciplinary Workshop
Held at University of Newcastle, Australia, 25-26 September 2008
Further information and call for papers (Deadline: 15 March 2008)
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Conference: Famine and Mass Violence
Proposals are invited for the above Conference, held at Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio on 21-23 September 2008. Proposals should reach the Conference organizors before 1 October 2007
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Workshop: Human Breeding for the Improvement of the Nations. Proto-Eugenic Thinking before Galton
Workshop to be held at the German Historical Institute, Washington (DC) on 25-27 September 2008
Click here for further information and the Call for Papers (deadline 16 January 2008) (link opens in new window)
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Interdisciplinary Conference: Ethnicity: Theory and Practice in the 21st Century
The University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada 26-28 September 2008
Call for papers (deadline - 29 February 2008)
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Conference: Empire, Slave Trade and Slavery: Rebuilding Civil Society in Sierra Leone
An International Interdisciplinary Conference to be held at the Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation, University of Hull on 26-28 September 2008.
Further information and call for papers (Deadline: 1 December 2007)
Oct 2008
Conference: Terrorism and Modernity: Global perspectives on political violence in the Nineteenth Century
Tulane University, New Orleans (Louisiana), 23 - 26 October 2008
Further information and call for papers(Deadline: 15 February 2008)
Oct-Nov 2008
Conference: Lessons and Legacies X
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 30 October-2 November 2008
The Tenth Biennial Lessons and Legacies Conference, sponsored by the Holocaust Educational Foundation and Northwestern University, will consist of two plenary addresses, up to three roundtables, ten to fifteen panels, and up to fourteen workshops relating to recent advances in scholarship on all aspects of Holocaust Studies and pointing the way toward further research.
Interested scholars are invited to present proposals for individual papers or entire panels by 31 October 2007.
Further information and call for papers
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Antisemitism and the Emergence of Sociological Theory
Manchester, United Kingdom 31 October-2 November, 2008
The Centre for Jewish Studies and the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in the Arts, The University of Manchester, co-host a conference on 'Antisemitism and the Emergence of Sociological Theory' on the last friday of October/ the first weekend of November of this year. Keynote speakers to date will include Prof. Detlev Claussen (Hannover University, Germany) and Robert Fine (Warwick University, UK)
Further information and call for papers (deadline 9 March 2008)
Nov 2008
Symposium: Prisoners of war and forced labour – histories of war and occupation
At the Falstad Memorial and Human Rights Centre in Levanger, Norway 20-21 November 2008
Further information and call for papers (deadline 15 April 2008)
Dec 2008
Symposium: Genocide 60 years after the convention
Justice and Violence Research Centre Symposium, University of Sussex (Brighton), 4-5 December 2008
Further information
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Conference: 60 Years Genocide Convention
An interdisciplinary conference at the PeacePalace, The Hague (The Netherlands), 7-8 December 2008
Full programme(pdf, opens in new window)
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Conference: The Holocaust, the Survivors and the State of Israel.
Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, Israel, 8 – 11 December 2008.
On the occasion of the sixtieth anniversary of the State of Israel, the International Institute for Holocaust Research – Yad Vashem will convene an international conference on the Holocaust, the survivors, and the State of Israel. Prof. Yehuda Bauer will deliver the keynote address on the topic: 'Did the Holocaust Create the State of Israel'?
Further information and Call for Papers (deadline 15 November 2007)
Jan 2009
Conference: Beyond camps and forced labour: current international research on survivors of Nazi persecution
Third international multidisciplinary conference, to be held at the Imperial War Museum, London, 7-9 January 2009
Further details and Call for Papers (deadline: 28 Feb 2008)
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Conference: Genocide. The Future of Prevention
1st Global Conference on Genocide by the International Network of Genocide Scholars, University of Sheffield (England), 9-12 January 2009.
Mar 2009
Conference: The Experience of War in a Border Region: Belgium, Luxemburg, the Netherlands and Germany 1914-1945
RWTH Aachen, 12-13 March 2009.
Further details and call for papers (deadline: 1 Nov 2008)
Apr 2009
Conference: First International Graduate Students’ Conference on Holocaust and Genocide Studies
Held on 23-26 April 2009 at the Strassler Family Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts
Past Events
Aug 2008
International Research Symposium : Understanding Genocide
25 - 28 August 2008, University of Copenhagen (with Ph.D. Course in Political Psychology)
Full Programme (pdf, opens in new window)
Jul 2008
Workshop: Jewish Life During the Holocaust. New Approaches to and Aspects of Jewish Social Life.
International Summer Workshop for Holocaust Scholars, 6-17 July 2008 at Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, Israel.
Further information and application form (deadline 1 November 2007)
Jun-Jul 2008
The Thirteenth Annual Summer Institute on the Holocaust and Jewish Civilization
23 June – 3 July 2008 at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
The Holocaust Educational Foundation and Northwestern University are pleased to invite applications for Fellowships to participate in the thirteenth annual Summer Institute on the Holocaust and Jewish Civilization.
The Institute curriculum consists of courses, lectures, and seminars taught by leading scholars on the following themes: the religious practice and history of the European Jews, problems in Holocaust interpretation, the Holocaust in literature and film, the Holocaust and modern thought, and the pedagogy of the Holocaust. In addition, the Institute offers a rich program of guest lectures on occasional themes and of cultural and recreational outings and events.
Full details and call for applications (deadline 25 February 2008)
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Summer Course: Never Again? Genocide in Bosnia, Rwanda and Darfur
30 June - 25 July 2008. Centre of African Studies, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
fter the horrors of the Holocaust, the international community drafted the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and pledged "never again" should such evil strike humanity. The pledge proved empty; numerous cases of genocidal violence followed. Bosnia (1992-1995) and Rwanda (1994) are particularly relevant. In both cases we could not justify our inactivity by lack of knowledge or experience. This time we knew. How could all this nonetheless happen? While we look for answers, we have to realise that the new century already has added another case to the list: Darfur. Since February 2003. What is this conflict about – and is it really a genocide? In this class, we will examine the cases of Bosnia, Rwanda and Darfur in order to learn how genocidal processes start, how they develop, and how they might be prevented. We will also look at topics such as the definition of genocide, the role of the United Nations and efforts to bring genocidaires to justice in front of international criminal tribunals.
Website and application form (deadline 1 May 2008/1 Jun 2008)
Jun 2008
Conference: The Holocaust as local history: Past and present of a complex relation
Thessaloniki, Greece, 13-15 June 2008
An international conference organized by the Civil Wars Study Group and funded by the Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah, Paris
Read full conference announcement
Apr 2008
Conference: 28th Annual Conference on the Holocaust and Genocide. "Atrocities Outlawed, Human Rights Affirmed: The International Quest to Halt Genocide since 1948"
2-4 April 2008 at Millersville University of Pennsylvania.
The 28th Annual Conference will place special emphasis on the legal, political and institutional efforts as a response to the genocides of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
Conference website
Full call for papers (deadline 31 Dec 2007)
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Conference: The Experience of Occupation, 1931-1949
University of Wuhan (China) 14-16 April 2008. Organisation: The International Committee for the History of the Second World War.
Further information and call for papers (Deadline: 31 October 2007)
Mar 2008
Graduate Student Conference: Traveling in War Zones
7-8 March 2008 at Columbia University, New York. Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures.
Further details and Call for Papers (Deadline: January 6, 2008)
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Workshop: ‘Re-evaluating Africa and World War II’
A workshop to be held at Rutgers University, New Jersey, 28-29 March 2008
This workshop seeks to explore the social, cultural, political and economic impact of World War II on Africa. In addition, the workshop will explore the possibility of launching a major publication project that would result in the production of a text and supporting materials (web site, CD-ROMS, images, primary documents) that can be used in advanced undergraduate classes on Africa, the African diaspora, and more general classes on World War II.
Full Call for Papers (deadline 30 Nov2007):
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Conference: Wars and Conflicts in Africa
The University of Texas at Austin, 28-30 March 2008
Conference participants will be drawn from various countries. Graduate students are encouraged to attend and present papers. Since war cuts across so many disciplines, we welcome participants from the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. The deadline for submitting paper proposals is 1 November 2007.
Further details on the conference website
Dec 2007
Transforming Bodies, Nations & Knowledges
Adelaide, South Australia, 10-12 December 2007
This is the 'Australian Critical Race And Whiteness Studies Association' 2007 conference. Further information, as well as the full call for papers, can be found on the conference website.
Call for Papers: an abstract of no more than 200 words, along with a short biographical statement should be receieved by 31 July 2007 at
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New Worlds, New Sovereignties
A cross-community interdisciplinary international conference
Melbourne, Australia, 11-14 December 2007.
Further information, as well as the full call for papers, can be found on the conference website
Call for Papers: proposals should be receieved by 15 July 2007 at
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Annual conference of the Association of Jewish Studies
Toronto, Canada, 16-18 December 2007. Conference Website: http://www.ajsnet.org/generalinfo.htm
Call for Papers: panel on 'New Research on Society and Daily Life in the Nazi Ghettos'. We are seeking panellists who are doctoral candidates or recent graduates. Please send a one-page (ca. 300 words) proposal per AJS instructions, a one-paragraph curriculum vitae and a list of publications via email to both Anna Hájková at and Rachel Iskov at
Nov 2007
Conference: The Holodomor of 1932-33: a 75th Anniversary Conference on the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide
The Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (CERES) at the University of Toronto (Canada), on Thursday, 1 November 2007.
Find the full programme here
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International genocide conference in Argentina
This event, the Second International Meeting on Genocidal Social Practices, is entitled “From Europe to Latin America and Beyond: The Continuity of Genocidal Social Practices”. The conference takes place in Buenos Aires on 20-22November 2007
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Oct 2007
Global Conference on the Prevention of Genocide
The McGill University Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, 11-13 October 2007, Montreal (Canada).
Find the full programme on theconference website
Sep 2007
Forced Prostitution and War in the 20th and the beginning of the 21st Century
The Ravensbrück Memorial Site annual summer university, Havel (Germany), 3-7 September 2007
Conference website (opens in new window)
Programme (Pdf, opens in new window)
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Constructions of Conflict: Transmitting Memories of the Past in European Historiography, Literature and Media
Swansea University, 10–12 September 2007
This conference is hosted by MEICAM, the Modern European Ideologies, Conflict and Memory Research Group.
Further information is available on the conference website.
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Punishing War Crimes, Genocides, and Crimes Against Humanity – New Ethical Challenges?
International Conference, Copenhagen University, 21-22 September 2007
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Preliminary programme (Pdf, opens in new window)
Jul - Aug 2007
University of Copenhagen International Summer University Course 2007 : Never Again? Genocide in Bosnia, Rwanda and Darfur
Course dates: 30 July – 17 August 2007
There are still a few places available for this course. Applications will be handled on a first-come, first-served basis.
Information and Application: Øresund Summer University www.summeruniversity.org
May 2007
The Aubrey Newman Lecture and Workshop, University of Leicester
The Aubrey Newman Lecture will be delivered by Robert G. Moeller (University of California, Irvine) under the title 'Berlin, 2005-1945: Back to the Future?', on Tuesday 8 May 2007, 17:30-18:30
The Workshop takes place on Wednesday 9 May 2007, 9:00-16:00. The theme for this workshop is 'History and Memory after the Holocaust in Germany, Britain, Poland, and Russia'
Full programme and info
European University Institute Workshop : ‘Working Through’ the Armenian Genocide: An Old-New (Test) Case for Justice, Rights and Borders
21 May 2007
Workshop in the framework of the Interdisciplinary Discussion Group on Human Rights and the Working Group on International Criminal Law
Full programme and info
Dec 2006
Workshop in Uppsala
The workshop, entitled "Mass Violence in Africa" took place from 1 to 3 December 2006 in Uppsala
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