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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

2013 Holocaust Genocide & Mass Violence Studies Workshops Announced

The Center for Holocaust & genocide Studies, the Human rights Program and the Department of Sociology have just released the fall semester schedule for the Holocaust, Genocide & Mas violence Workshops for graduate students and faculty.

The first meeting will take place on Thursday, September 19, in Room 710 Social Sciences.

The workshop was founded in 2012 to foster interdisciplinary conversations on the subject areas of Holocaust studies, genocide and memory, peace and conflict studies, human rights, nationalism and ethnic violence, representations of violence and trauma, conflict resolution, transitional justice, historical consciousness and collective memory.

Support fellow scholars and provide feedback at various stages of the research process.

Engage in dialogue with invited scholars.

Twelve students, visiting professors and faculty members gave papers throughout the 2012-2013 academic school year. A complete list of presenters and topics is available by clicking the following link.

For more information about particpation in the workshop please email Wahutau Siguru at siguru@umn.edu.