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CALL FOR PAPERS: Future of Holocaust Testimonies, No. 2 The Future of Holocaust Testimonies No. 2 An International Conference and Workshop 19-22 March 2012, Akko, Israel Statement of Purpose The Holocaust Studies Program of Western Galilee College and the University of Southern California's Shoah Foundation Institute announce a second international interdisciplinary conference and workshop on The Future of Holocaust Testimonies to be held on 19-21 March 2012. Rationale Holocaust survivors and their testimonies have been, for many years, key factors in Holocaust memorial culture. As survivors pass away, critical focus will inevitably move to the legacy they leave behind: especially in the forms of written, audio and video testimonies. Scholarly work on survivor testimony emerges from the full spectrum of university disciplines including history, literary analysis, linguistics, cultural criticism, psychology, neuroscience, sociology, etc. The rich and varied and corpus of testimonies requires the collaborative effort of researchers across disciplines to enable us to hear the voices of survivors articulated through their testimonies. The first Future of Holocaust Testimonies Conference was held on January 2010. It brought together scholars from eight countries who presented new approaches to studying and working with testimonies. The upcoming Future of Holocaust testimonies No. 2 conference will add another layer to this endeavor. The Conference In order for the conference to make an impact on Holocaust research and benefit the public discourse as well, one day will be open to the public, while two days will be for researchers only. The conference will be conducted in English. The open public day will be conducted in English and Hebrew with simultaneous translation. Speakers will be accorded full hospitality. We welcome proposals for papers that address the conference theme, including, but not limited to, the following topics:
(Doctoral candidates please add a letter of recommendation from your advisor) Deadline: September 5 2011 Dr. Stephen D. Smith Executive Director USC Shoah Foundation Institute Dr. Boaz Cohen Head of Holocaust Studies Program Western Galilee College ©
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