Cape Town, 4-7 December 2014

Genocide and Mass Trauma: Rising to the Challenges of Comprehension, Intervention, Prevention and Restitution

The International Network of Genocide Scholars (INoGS) was founded in
January 2005 in Berlin to provide genocide studies with a non-partisan
forum through which to present research and analysis on any aspect of
genocide as well as other forms of collective violence. Because genocide is
a highly contested legal, historical, sociological and political concept,
INoGS has since its founding maintained support of research-led analysis
rather than politically defined agendas. Continue reading →

International Conference

Buenos Aires, 9-11 April 2014

The Center of Genocide Studies of the National University Tres de Febrero and the Memory of the Armenian Genocide Foundation invite scholars to apply to participate in the Conference “The Armenian Genocide on the Eve of the Centenary” taking place on 9-11 April in Buenos Aires.

PRESENTATION PROPOSALS
To mark the hundred anniversary of the Armenian genocide, the Organizing Committee accepts submissions for individual papers focusing on the Armenian genocide in world history. Authors may consider all aspects of historical scholarship, including historiography and new sources for the study of the Armenian genocide, “cultural” Genocide, denial, international legislation, gender and violence, education and prevention of other genocides, comparative studies with other cases of genocide.
Please submit a 300-word abstract, including your professional title and institutional affiliation (if applicable), contact information (email), and the equipment needs.

Deadline for submission: December 20, 2013.

The Organizing Committee will notify authors the acceptance of their proposal by January 20, 2014.
The complete work in Word format, Times New Roman 12, with a length of 4000 words should be sent until March 15, 2014. All submissions received in term will be published on-line, unless there is a specific request on the contrary.
Papers will be accepted in English and Spanish and they should be sent as an attachment to
Dr. Nélida Boulgourdjian: e-mail genocidioarmenio2014@hotmail.com

On March 19, 1944, the Nazis marched into and occupied Hungary, precipitating one of the most intense periods of genocidal destruction of the Holocaust. By the time the deportations of Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz and other locations had been brought to an end four months later, no fewer than 500,000 Jews had been murdered.

This conference, taking place to mark the 70th anniversary of the Nazi invasion, seeks to bring together individuals from a wide variety of disciplines to explore key issues and recent research relating to the Holocaust in Hungary, as well as to contribute to ongoing discussions on this event. Continue reading →