(2.12.-3.12.2024, Södertörn University - Stockholm, Sweden)
Day 1 / 2. December 2024
9:00-10:00
Welcome Coffee and Registration
10:00-10:15
Opening Remarks
- Dr. Pavel Brunssen (Research Center on Antigypsyism, Heidelberg University;
Institute of Contemporary History and Critical Romani Studies, Södertörn University)
- Prof. Norbert Götz (Institute of Contemporary History, Södertörn University),
TBC
- Prof. Jan Selling (Critical Romani Studies, Södertörn University)
10:15-11:00
Keynote Address
- Speaker: Dr. Ioanida Costache (Stanford University): “Memory, Listening, Commemoration”
11:00-13:00
Panel 1: Historical Perspectives
The Romani Holocaust
- Chair: PhD Candidate Martin Englund (Department of History, Södertörn University)
- Dr. Karola Fings (Research Center on Antigypsyism, Heidelberg University): “Documenting the Crimes: Insights int- the Encyclopaedia of the Nazi Genocide”
- PhD Candidate Joey Rauschenberger (Research Center on
Antigypsyism, Heidelberg University): “Frustration Despite
Compensation? An Attempt at a History of Practice and Emotions of Reparations for Sinti and Roma”
- PhD Candidate Anabel Carballo-Mesa (Barcelona University): “‘Na Bister’ Oral history and memoirs of the Roma and Sinti Holocaust through emotions”
- Maria Rosvoll: “In Search for a Common Ground: Roma and the Norwegian Center for Holocaust and Minority Studies”
13:00-14:00
Lunch
14:00-14:45
Keynote Address
- Speaker: Prof. Ari Joskowicz (Vanderbilt University):
“Knowing the Suffering of Others: Roma, Jews, and the Holocaust”
14:45-16:15
Panel 2: Memory and Representation
Remembering Romani Slavery and the Holocaust
- Chair: Dr. Pavel Brunssen
- MA Alma Dzafic Ferhatovic (Lund University): “The Politics of Memory: The Romani Holocaust and the Importance of Recognition”
- PhD Candidate Verena Meier (Research Center on Antigypsyism, Heidelberg University): “New Perspectives on the Recognition of Sinti and Roma as ‘Victims of Fascism’ in the Soviet Occupied Zone and GDR”
- Prof. Jan Selling (Södertörn University): “Guilt and Denial: Antigypsyism in Memory Politics”
16:15-16:30
Coffee Break
16:30-18:15
Panel 3: Museum Narratives
Curating Roma History: Challenges and Perspectives
- Chair: NN
- Sarah Carmona: “Cover these Romani I shall not see. The Other’s factory in European Art, extimity and decolonization of the gaze”
- Lauren Willmott: “Presenting Roma History in the Holocaust Galleries at Imperial War Museum London”
- Florence Fröhlig (Södertörn University), Diana Chafik (Swedish Historical Museum), Elin Thomasson (Swedish Historical Museum): “Documenting the Genocide of the Roma People during the Holocaust: A Pilot in Collaborative Collecting Practices”
- Dan Hultqvist (Educator, Swedish Holocaust Museum): “Untold, an Exhibition About the Genocide of the Roma People During the Holocaust”
Day 2 / 3. December 2024
09:15-09:30
Opening and Welcome t- Day 2
09:30-10:30
Keynote Address
- Speaker: Prof. Ian Hancock (University of Texas at Austin): “Holocaust Denial”
10:30-12:15
Roundtable Discussion
The Future of Critical Romani Studies and Antigypsyism Research: Sweden and Beyond
- Chair: Prof. Jan Selling (Södertörn University)
- Lawyer Sunita Memetovic, LLM (Uppsala University)
- Dr. Márton Rövid (Romani Studies Program, Central European University)
- Dr. Dezs- Mate (Research Center on Antigypsyism, Heidelberg University)
- Dr. Ioanida Costache (Stanford University)
12:15-12:30
Coffee Break
12:30-13:30
Panel 4: Theoretical Approaches t- Antigypsyism
Exploring Ideological Frameworks
- Chair: Herbert Heuss
- Prof. Egil Asprem (Stockholm University): “Roma in the History of European Magic”
- Dr. Radmila Mladenova (Research Center on Antigypsyism, Heidelberg University): “Synchrony and Diachrony in Studying the Functionality of Antigypsyist Tropes”
13:30-14:30
Lunch
14:30-16:00
Panel 5: Antigypsyism and Society
Socio-Political Perspectives
- Chair: Dr. Hansalbin Sältenberg (Södertörn University)
- Muj- Halilovic (Roma information and knowledge center (RIKC), Malmö), Ajin Ali (Roma information and knowledge center (RIKC), Malmö) : “Roma Life in Malmö: Conditions and Obstacles”
- Dr. Mark- Stenroos (Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare):
“Strategies for Inclusion: Combating Antigypsyism”
- PhD Candidate Jelena Savic (Uppsala University): “Digital Inequality from a Marginalized Roma Women’s Perspective”
16:00-16:15
Concluding Remarks
- Speaker: Dr. Pavel Brunssen