Workshops & Conventions
The research plans and projects of the Vienna Wiesenthal Institute for Holocaust Studies (VWI) require continuous discussion and in-depth academic consideration and fine-tuning.
The VWI workshops provide a forum for the in-depth discussion of the core research areas of the institute. These are determined by the International Academic Advisory Board in its position paper and in its recommendations, while the VWI also independently elaborates, formulates, and executes themes, ideas, and concepts. Externals experts are also frequently involved in the conceptualisation of workshops, with their academic institutions then moreover serving as partner organisations in the concrete event.
The format employed since 2011 – the date of the first VWI workshop – of employing a range of presentations partly solicited through a Call for Papers and partly through invitations extended to renowned experts for individual panels or as keynotes has proven most productive.
Beyond this, the VWI also involves itself financially or in content and organisation with various conferences which correlate with the profile of the institute.
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Recording Romani Voices, Documenting Romani Lives | |||
from Monday, 13. June 2022 - 08:30 Central European University, 1100 Wien, Quellenstrasse 51, Austria, Room: Tiered D-001
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Testimonies, oral histories, and ethnographic interviews are central sources for the writing of Romani history, in particular the documentation and memorialization of the Romani genocide, and a resource for pedagogical work to combat ongoing persecution against Roma in Europe. They also play a major role in Romani political debates. Nonetheless, Romani testimonies remain somewhat hidden from scholarship, and underappreciated for their unique ability to provide insight into the experiences of Roma survivors of genocide, as well as provide a rich picture of the past. At the same time, the origins and motivations behind the collection of testimony are varied, and not without controversy. Some earlier collections, for example, focus primarily on Romani folktales, songs, and stories, and could be viewed as catering to the desire for exotic outsiders rather than documenting lived experiences or reflect on the power relations that make these interviews possible. Other Romani testimonies stem from police efforts to surveil Romani populations. Despite their problematic origins, these sources remain essential for the (re)construction of Roma history and identity. Often the troubling histories of these archives also reveal long-standing mechanisms of exclusion and highlight methodological challenges peculiar to the collection of ego documents from continuously marginalized communities. This workshop opens a discussion of these complex and important sources by putting a spotlight on the Romani testimonies held in major archives. It puts an emphasis on testimonies documenting the Romani genocide during the Second World War, including those held at the Fortunoff Video Archives. The workshop seeks to situate them in the larger context of Holocaust and Romani history and the efforts of scholars to tackle the epistemological and ethical challenges of oral history collecting. It also invites the participation of scholars in other fields dealing with testimonies whose approaches might inform discussions of Romani testimonies. This will be a live event only. Due to limited number of places, we kindly ask you to register at https://forms.office.com/r/7SywSHW2zs by 31 May 2022. Monday Morning, 13 June 2022 8:30 Registration The Methods and Ethics of Knowing 9:15 Danijel Vojak (Institute of Social Science Ivo Pilar, Zagreb) 10:45 Coffee Break in Ground Floor Lounge The Politics and Aesthetics of Memory 11:15 Miguel Ángel Vargas Rubio (Programa de Doctorado en Historia y Estudios Humanísticos, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla) 11:35 Aleksandra Szczepan (Fortunoff Fellow at the VWI) 11:55 Anna Belén Martín Sevillano (Department of World Literatures and Languages, University of Montreal) 12:45 Lunch Break in Ground Floor Lounge Monday Afternoon, 13 June 2022 Collected Memories: Romani Testimony Archives 13:45 Adrian-Nicolae Furtună (Research Institute for Quality of Life, Romanian Academy) 14:05 Joey Rauschenberger (Forschungsstelle Antiziganismus, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg) 14:25 Milovan Pisarri (Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade) 14:45 Discussion 15:15 Coffee Break in Ground Floor Lounge Art, Agency, And Testimony in the Work of Ceija Stojka 15:45 Paul Bernard-Nouraud (Ecole des arts de la Sorbonne, Université Panthéon-Sorbonne) 16:05 Lorely French (Pacific University Oregon) Carina KURTA (Ceija Stojka International Fund) 16:25 Stefan Benedik (House of Austrian History) 16:45 Discussion 19:00 Dinner Tuesday, 14 June 2022 Remembering Adversity and Survival – Case Studies From Romania 9:00 Petre Matei (“Elie Wiesel” National Institute for the Study of the Holocaust in Romania) 9:20 Luiza Madleanu (CESI, University of Bucharest) 9:40 Discussion Framing And Mapping: International Projects on Roma Genocide 10:00 Karola Fings & Sarah Kleinmann (Forschungsstelle Antiziganismus, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg) 10:20 László Csősz (National Archives of Hungary) 10:40 Discussion 11:00 Coffee Break in Ground Floor Lounge 11:30 Roundtable Discussion: Archival Activism, Testimonies, and the development of Romani Scholarship Participants: Ágnes Daróczi (Romano Instituto) 12:30 Lunch Organized by: Concept: Image: Ceija Stojka: Untitled, “Back of the painting The Roma’s sunflower It brings grace By participating in this event, you consent to the publication of photos, video and audio |
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