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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.

  • 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.

  • Spring 2023 Event Programming

    The IHGMS is pleased to present our Spring 2023 Event Programming! Click here to learn more.

    Spring 2023 Event Programming

    The IHGMS is pleased to present our Spring 2023 Event Programming! Click here to learn more.

  • "Encounters: Aftermaths"

    The Avraham Harman Research Institute of Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies at UMass Amherst continue their transnational program titled “Encounters”: a series of meetings on new books in the research fields of the Holocaust, genocide, and mass violence. “Encounters” offers a unique opportunity for broad audience, scholars and laypeople, interested in these topics across national borders, to be acquainted with the field’s most recent works. This year's program is titled “Aftermaths”.

    "Encounters: Aftermaths"

    The Avraham Harman Research Institute of Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies at UMass Amherst continue their transnational program titled “Encounters”: a series of meetings on new books in the research fields of the Holocaust, genocide, and mass violence. “Encounters” offers a unique opportunity for broad audience, scholars and laypeople, interested in these topics across national borders, to be acquainted with the field’s most recent works. This year's program is titled “Aftermaths”.

  • “Emergency! Ecological Breakdown, Environmental Commons, and the Climate Refugee.”

    Each year, the Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies (IHGMS) at UMass Amherst brings together an interdisciplinary group of scholars from the Five Colleges to explore a broad topic. The 2022-2023 IHGMS Five College Working Group explores the topic of “Emergency! Ecological Breakdown, Environmental Commons, and the Climate Refugee”.

    “Emergency! Ecological Breakdown, Environmental Commons, and the Climate Refugee.”

    Each year, the Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies (IHGMS) at UMass Amherst brings together an interdisciplinary group of scholars from the Five Colleges to explore a broad topic. The 2022-2023 IHGMS Five College Working Group explores the topic of “Emergency! Ecological Breakdown, Environmental Commons, and the Climate Refugee”.

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Newsworthy

In the Fall of 2020, the Research Institutes of Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies at UMass Amherst launched a new, transnational program called “Encounters”: a series of meetings on new books in the research fields of the Holocaust, genocide, and mass violence. “Encounters” offers a unique opportunity for a broad audience, scholars and laypeople, interested in these topics across national borders, to be acquainted with the most recent works on these topics. This series continues in the 2022-2023 academic year as "Aftermaths".

Events

There are no upcoming events at this time.

In the academic year 2022-2023, the IHGMS brings together an interdisciplinary group of scholars from the Five Colleges to explore the topic of “Emergency! Ecological Breakdown, Environmental Commons, and the Climate Refugee”.

Visit our Programs page to learn more about IHGMS Five College Working Groups past and present.

Programs