What role did the aspirations for independence and the accompanying freedom slogans play in 20th-century European history? What did freedom mean in the last century and what does it mean today? How did both the struggle for freedom and its celebration become enshrined in our cultural and historical memory? These are the key questions that…
We cordially invite you to the fifth seminar of “Re-thinking Leadership” series! During the meeting entitled “The Burden of Memory: How can we build solidarity when our memories clash?” the speakers will focus on the changing memories before, during and after the conflict. They will examine the impact of war on the public memories…
Memory and history have always played an important role in diplomacy. However, only in recent years have growing numbers of scholars begun to integrate memory and the use of history into the theories of international relations (IR), a trend most noticeable among constructivists. This turn has been partly influenced by the expanding body of research…
Russian authorities started a campaign to close Memorial, the country’s leading independent civil society group that has contributed immensely to the preservation of historical memory in the Soviet Union and Russia. The Kremlin’s vision of the past is becoming increasingly ideologised. This applies especially to the notion of victory over Nazi Germany in 1945, which…
Does a common European culture of remembrance exist? Is it possible to create one narrative about the history of Europe? With these questions in mind, the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity invites institutions and organisations dealing with 20th-century history and history education to gather at the 9th European Remembrance Symposium. The main goal of the…
The Janusz Kurtyka Foundation is organizing a Conference entitled “Memorial Candles in Our Hands: The Advantages Polish Scholarship and Museum Studies on the Commemoration of Holocaust Sites Have Brought for Polish – Jewish Relations”. The Conference entails a special review of the Polish tributes to Holocaust victims in Polish territories, as regards memorial sites and…
