In historical consciousness, antisemitism, race thinking, and homophobia are closely linked to the fascist dictatorships of the twentieth century. At the same time, we know that these forms of bigotry, discrimination, and pseudo-science continued even in democratic states, after war, collapse, and occupation.
This conference brings together scholars from various European countries who will examine the legacy of persecution and destruction in Europe and the significance of democracy and democratization for those who remained marginalized.
Please find full programme available for download here.
Speakers: Maria Alexopoulou (TU Berlin/Universität Mannheim), Brigitte Bailer-Galanda (Universität Wien), Manuela Consonni (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem), Martin Conway (University of Oxford), Celia Donert (University of Cambridge), David Feldman (Birkbeck Institute for the Study of Antisemitism), Isabelle Gouarné (CNRS-Université Jules Verne de Picardie), Kateřina Králová (Charles University, Prague), Carsta Langer (Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena), Leo Lucassen (Universiteit Leiden), Lucy Noakes (University of Essex), Grzegorz Rossoliński-Liebe (FU Berlin), Stephanie Schüler-Springorum (TU Berlin), Becky Taylor (University of East Anglia), Matthew Thomson (University of Warwick), Marius Turda (Oxford Brookes University), Till van Rahden (Université de Montréal), and Christina von Hodenberg (GHI London).
Organised by Stefanie Schüler-Springorum (TU Berlin, former Gerda Henkel Foundation Visiting Professor) and David Feldman (Birkbeck Institute for the Study of Antisemitism).