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Welcome to the Institute for Holocaust, Genocide and Memory Studies
The Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is a locus for research and teaching on the Holocaust, genocides, and events of mass violence as well as on the memory and representation of these historical occurrences.
Welcome to the Institute for Holocaust, Genocide and Memory Studies
The Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is a locus for research and teaching on the Holocaust, genocides, and events of mass violence as well as on the memory and representation of these historical occurrences.
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Commemorating Alon Confino
The Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies invites you to a special event to commemorate the life and legacy of Alon Confino, who passed away in June of this year.
Our commemoration will be held at the Institute (758 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003) on Friday, September 20th from 10:30 – 12:00 EDT. For those not able to attend, we invite you to participate on Zoom: https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/j/92356390931.
The program will be followed by light refreshments and conversation. For those from other time zones, here are the equivalent times to join us virtually: 15:30-17:00 UK, 16:30-18:00 Western Europe, 17:30-19:00 Israel/Palestine.
Commemorating Alon Confino
The Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies invites you to a special event to commemorate the life and legacy of Alon Confino, who passed away in June of this year.
Our commemoration will be held at the Institute (758 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003) on Friday, September 20th from 10:30 – 12:00 EDT. For those not able to attend, we invite you to participate on Zoom: https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/j/92356390931.
The program will be followed by light refreshments and conversation. For those from other time zones, here are the equivalent times to join us virtually: 15:30-17:00 UK, 16:30-18:00 Western Europe, 17:30-19:00 Israel/Palestine.
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2024-2025 IHGMS Faculty Seminar Call for Applications
In the academic year 2024-2025, the IHGMS at UMass Amherst will bring together an interdisciplinary group of scholars from the Five Colleges. This group of IHGMS Fellows will explore the topic of: "Understanding and Confronting Authoritarian Narratives and Practices." The seminar will be co-facilitated by Interim IHGMS Directors Profs. David Mednicoff and Jon Olsen.
Applicants should send a CV and brief letter of interest to Eric Ross at ericross@umass.edu by 5 PM on Friday, May 31.
2024-2025 IHGMS Faculty Seminar Call for Applications
In the academic year 2024-2025, the IHGMS at UMass Amherst will bring together an interdisciplinary group of scholars from the Five Colleges. This group of IHGMS Fellows will explore the topic of: "Understanding and Confronting Authoritarian Narratives and Practices." The seminar will be co-facilitated by Interim IHGMS Directors Profs. David Mednicoff and Jon Olsen.
Applicants should send a CV and brief letter of interest to Eric Ross at ericross@umass.edu by 5 PM on Friday, May 31.
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Writing the Cambridge History of the Holocaust
Join us on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at 1:00 pm (EST) for a panel discussion on One Hundred Authors in Search of Catastrophe: Writing the Cambridge History of the Holocaust with Mark Roseman, Dan Stone, Mary Fulbrook, Marion Kaplan, and Devin Pendas.
Writing the Cambridge History of the Holocaust
Join us on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at 1:00 pm (EST) for a panel discussion on One Hundred Authors in Search of Catastrophe: Writing the Cambridge History of the Holocaust with Mark Roseman, Dan Stone, Mary Fulbrook, Marion Kaplan, and Devin Pendas.
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Time's Echo: The Second World War, the Holocaust, and the Music of Remembrance
Join us on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at 12:00 pm (EST) for a panel discussion on Jeremy Eichler's Time's Echo: The Second World War, the Holocaust, and the Music of Remembrance with Jeremy Eichler, Ruth Franklin, James Loeffler, and Todd Presner.
Time's Echo: The Second World War, the Holocaust, and the Music of Remembrance
Join us on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at 12:00 pm (EST) for a panel discussion on Jeremy Eichler's Time's Echo: The Second World War, the Holocaust, and the Music of Remembrance with Jeremy Eichler, Ruth Franklin, James Loeffler, and Todd Presner.
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New Israeli Horror: Local Cinema, Global Genre
Join us on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at 1:00 pm (EDT) for a panel discussion on Olga Gershenson’s New Israeli Horror: Local Cinema, Global Genre with Olga Gershenson, Rachel Harris, Jeremy Dauber, Melissa Weininger, and Pablo Utin.
New Israeli Horror: Local Cinema, Global Genre
Join us on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at 1:00 pm (EDT) for a panel discussion on Olga Gershenson’s New Israeli Horror: Local Cinema, Global Genre with Olga Gershenson, Rachel Harris, Jeremy Dauber, Melissa Weininger, and Pablo Utin.
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Investigative Aesthetics: Conflicts and Commons in the Politics of Truth
Join us on Monday, April 15, 2024, at 1:00 pm (EDT) for a panel discussion on Investigative Aesthetics: Conflicts and Commons in the Politics of Truth with Eyal Weizman, Matthew Fuller, Caroline Sturdy-Colls, and Karen Remmler.
Investigative Aesthetics: Conflicts and Commons in the Politics of Truth
Join us on Monday, April 15, 2024, at 1:00 pm (EDT) for a panel discussion on Investigative Aesthetics: Conflicts and Commons in the Politics of Truth with Eyal Weizman, Matthew Fuller, Caroline Sturdy-Colls, and Karen Remmler.
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Subscribe to the IHGMS YouTube Channel
You can view full recordings of IHGMS events on our YouTube channel. These recordings are made available shortly after each event takes place.
Subscribe to the IHGMS YouTube Channel
You can view full recordings of IHGMS events on our YouTube channel. These recordings are made available shortly after each event takes place.
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Alon Confino, Director of the Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies and Professor of History and Judaic and Near Eastern studies, passed away on June 27 after a long illness.
Recording of Alon Confino Memorial Event held at the IHGMS on 9/20/2024
In MemoriamRFP: IHGMS Funding Opportunities for Sponsoring Guest Speakers
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The IHGMS is proud to present its newly cataloged library containing interdisciplinary works on the Holocaust in history and memory, genocide, antisemitism, the Third Reich and World War II, theology, transitional justice, race in the U.S., memory studies, terrorism, the history of Israel and Palestine, and more.