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International Ohrid Summer University Program of Institute for Social Sciences and Humanities “Euro-Balkan” with support from Task force for international cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research (ITF) has announced a call for applications for the “Summer School in Holocaust Studies” to be held from September 26th to October 3rd, 2011, at “Pela” Hotel, Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia
Theme of the summer school is “The Diverse Survival Strategies of Jewish and Roma Communities in Macedonia: From Resistance to Memorialization”.
The Summer School is integral part of Ohrid Summer University (OSU) which is an academic program for young faculty, PhD candidates, postgraduates, researchers and professionals, offering intensive, problem-oriented and research-based courses from the domains of social sciences and humanities.
Objective of the Summer School 2011
The central interest of the School is focused on opening up the discussion about the memorialisation of the Holocaust experience in Macedonia, and in particular focusing for the first time on Roma people as victims of genocidal violence, by taking the Holocaust as an important factor in the formation of Macedonia’s historic and socio-cultural past. The presence of the Jewish narrative in Macedonia will be compared to the scarce but important data on Roma people among other minority groups – victims of the Holocaust (homosexuals, disabled people, etc.). By promoting the memorialisation of Jewish and Roma experiences in a comparative perspective from the Macedonian context and their “strategies of survival”, the Summer School will attempt to make a starting point to further thematise and raise awareness of the systemic violence of the Holocaust through inter-disciplinary academic discussion.
Eligibility
– Participant must be MA or PhD students interested in exploring the issues of Holocaust studies (Jewish and Roma genocide), cultural studies, history, literature, folklore, art;
– Participant must submit an abstract for a presentation in one of the summer school’s workshops topics (which will be announced with the detailed programme of the School) coherent with the School’s main topic;
– Participants with priority will be those from Macedonia or other South-Eastern Europe countries, however, participants from other European countries are also invited to apply.
Costs
All expenses (accommodation and meals) will be fully covered by Euro-Balkan Institute. There is a travel reimbursement of up to 80 euro; the organizer is working on meeting higher amounts so please do submit your applications despite the limitation. The selected participants will have to cover their travel expenses and will be reimbursed upon arrival.
Deadline for submitting the applications is August 1, 2011.
For more information and details, please visit this link.
