European Association for Holocaust Studies
CONFERENCE 2017
The European Association for Holocaust Studies (EAHS) held its second international conference in Kraków between 14 – 16 November 2017.
Imogen Dalziel
The event was organised in co-operation with the British Association for Holocaust Studies (BAHS), the Pedagogical University of Kraków, and the Centre for Holocaust Studies and the UNESCO Chair in Education about the Holocaust at the Jagiellonian University.
A wide range of topics related to the conference’s theme of ‘Current Research on Auschwitz History and Memory’ were presented and discussed, including the memory of Auschwitz in Poland; representations of Auschwitz in theatre, literature, film and social media; eyewitness testimony; objects and artefacts from the former camp; and sociological studies of the role of Auschwitz in Holocaust education.
Keynote lectures were also given by Dr Zdzisław Mach (UNESCO Chair of Education about the Holocaust, Jagiellonian University) and Dr Piotr Setkiewicz (Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum).
Dr Mach gave a brief introduction to the state of memory of the Holocaust in Poland, whilst Dr Setkiewicz discussed the most current research undertaken at the Museum’s Research Centre. A strong contingent from the BAHS also made it possible for two special BAHS panels to take place on the second day of proceedings.