ART AND LITERATURE
OF THE HOLOCAUST
IN THE SOVIET UNION
The workshop is scheduled for August 21-29, 2023 at the USHMM in Washington DC. This is the fifth research workshop co-organized by Yad Vashem and USHMM with a focus on the former Soviet Union.
Despite Soviet attempts to downplay the Holocaust in officially approved narratives, literary and artistic works emerged during and after World War II which revealed the suffering endured by Jewish victims at the hands of the Nazis and their collaborators. Newspaper articles, plays, musical works, memoirs, poems, films, and fictional accounts all focused on various aspects of the Holocaust as it occurred in the Soviet Union. These framed the experiences of Soviet Jews, especially as there was no official recognition of the Holocaust in the Soviet Union.
The goal of this workshop is to discuss and develop research that emphasizes works of art and literature about the Holocaust in the Soviet Union. Applications will be considered for any proposals touching upon any aspect of art and literature within the categories described above.
Participants will be expected to submit a paper (no more than 15 pages) a month prior to the beginning of the workshop for circulation among all participants. Daily sessions will include 30-minute presentations followed by a discussion (up to 30 min), as well as an opportunity for participants to do research at the USHHM’s library and archives.
This workshop will be co-led by Professor Anna Shternshis of the University of Toronto and Professor Gennady Estraikh of New York University.
Applications will be accepted from scholars at all levels of their careers, from Ph.D. candidates to senior faculty. All application materials must be received by April 21, 2023. Incomplete applications will not be considered after this date. Late applications will not be accepted. The selected participants will be notified by May 21, 2023.
Please submit your application online and be prepared to submit:
A current Curriculum Vitae outlining the applicant’s qualifications (including previous coursework, research projects, presentations, and publications).
An abstract of no more than 1000 words for your proposed paper (including title and discussion of methodological and theoretical issues).
The workshop will be conducted in English.
The Moshe Mirilashvili Center for Research on the Holocaust in the Soviet Union of the International Institute for Holocaust Research at Yad Vashem and the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) are pleased to invite applications for a research workshop entitled, “Art and Literature of the Holocaust in the Soviet Union.”
USHMM