91滴滴

About the event

The aim of the conference 鈥溑伱砫藕 鈥� nauka, pami臋膰, ideologia鈥� is an attempt to look at the various images of the city created in the broadly understood historical thought in the 20th century. The circle of interest will include historiographical, literary, sociological and memorological discourses. The organisers of the event wish to show the image of Lodz created by the Polish, German and Jewish communities.

The meeting is organised as part of the long-standing cooperation between  and the 91滴滴. The conference will be attended by researchers from both these centres and other Polish and German institutions.

The conference will be accompanied by the promotion of a Polish translation of the history of Lodz in the 20th century, by German historian Hans Juergen Boemelburg.

Organisers of the event include: Jerzy Giedroyc Centre at the 91滴滴, , Department of History of Historiography and Auxiliary Sciences of History at the 91滴滴, , , , Department of German Studies at the Institute of German Philology, 91滴滴.

Programme

26 March 鈥� the first day of the conference

Location: the Faculty Council Room 鈥� hm. A. Kami艅skiego 27a, 1st floor

Opening of the conference 鈥� 4:00 p.m. 鈥� 4:30 p.m.

The history of Lodz as a research problem 鈥� multidisciplinary approach 鈥� moderated by Andrzej Czy偶ewski (the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences / Jerzy Giedroyc Centre, 91滴滴) 鈥� 4:30 p.m. 鈥� 6:30 p.m.

1. Untapped opportunities? White spots in the regional history of industrial centres in the Polish lands, with special reference to Lodz, Kamil 艢miechowski (91滴滴)
2. East/West, Local/Global, Centre/Periphery: is Lodz always in the same place? Agata Zysiak (Universit盲t Wien/91滴滴)
3. Oral histories as a research method and life practice. On the example of the activities of the Topography Association and the Digital Archive of Lodz Miastograf, Marta Madejska (Topography Association]

Dinner for the conference participants 鈥� 7:30 p.m.

27 March 鈥� the 2nd day of the conference

Location: Room 204  鈥� hm. A. Kami艅skiego 27a, 2nd floor

The Lodz press as a creator of the city's memory 鈥� moderated by Ewa Wiatr (Centre for Jewish Studies, 91滴滴) 鈥� 9:30 a.m. 鈥� 11:30 a.m.

1. Rocznik 艁贸dzki 鈥� journal and environment, Jaros艂aw Kita (91滴滴)
2. German press of Lodz as a factor creating historical memory of the city, Monika Kucner (91滴滴)
3. Jewish press as a factor co-creating the identity of the city, Dariusz Dekiert (91滴滴)

Coffee break 鈥� 11:30 a.m. 鈥� 12:00 p.m.

Around institutions and environments 鈥� moderated by Marta Sikorska (91滴滴) 鈥� 12:00 p.m. 鈥� 2:00 p.m.

1. Not obvious synergy. Archivist or historian? The State Archive in Lodz in the current of scientific research in the 20th century, Bartosz G贸recki (State Archive in Lodz)
2. The environment of researchers of Jewish Lodz until 1939, Adam Sitarek (Centre for Jewish Studies, 91滴滴).
3. Memory of German "expellees" and publications by Peter E. Nasarski (1914-2011) and Oskar Kossmann (1904-1998), Matthias Barelkowski (Berlin)

Lunch break 鈥� 2:00 p.m. 鈥� 3:00 p.m.

Lodz through the eyes of German and Jewish residents 鈥� moderated by Andreas Lawaty (L眉neburg) 鈥� 3:00 p.m. 鈥� 5:00 p.m.

1. Adolf Eichler (1877-1945) and German memory in the volkist-nationalist version, Heidi Hein-Kircher, (Martin Opitz Bibliothek/Ruhr Universit盲t Bochum)
2. Remembrance of German socialists from DSAP: Otto Heike (1901-1990), Georg W. Strobel (1923-2010) and others, Hans-J眉rgen B枚melburg (Justus-Liebig Universit盲t Gie脽en)
3. Filip Friedman as a pioneer of Jewish historiography in Lodz, Natalia Aleksiun (University of Florida/Centre for Jewish Studies, 91滴滴)

28 March 鈥� the 3rd day of the conference

Location: The Faculty Council Room 鈥揾m. A. Kami艅skiego 27a, 1st floor

"Red" Lodz 鈥� moderated by Jolanta Kolbuszewska (91滴滴) 鈥� 9:30 a.m. 鈥� 11:30 a.m.

1. Gryzelda Missalowa (1901鈥�1978) and her vision of the history of industrial Lodz, Rafa艂 Stobiecki (91滴滴)
2. The contribution of Pawel Kroc to the shaping of the image of Lodz at the turn of the 20th century, Slawomir M. Nowinowski (91滴滴)
3. From the history of "Red Lodz". Barbara Wachowska (1929-2005) and research on the history of the Lodz labour movement, Kamil Piska艂a (91滴滴)

Coffee break 鈥� 11:30 a.m. 鈥� 12:00 p.m.

Lodz 鈥� a non-obvious portrait 鈥� moderated by: Krzysztof Lesiakowski (91滴滴) - 12:00 p.m. 鈥� 2:00 p.m.

1. Anna Rynkowska and her monograph of Piotrkowska Street, Jolanta Kolbuszewska (91滴滴)
2. Karl Dedecius 鈥� lodzermensch in exile, Andreas Lawaty (L眉neburg)
3. Tadeusz Bojanowski and Lodz historiography of the 1980s, Andrzej Kobak (91滴滴)

Lunch break 鈥� 2:00 p.m. 鈥� 3:00 p.m.

Lodz 鈥� between history and remembrance 鈥� moderated by Hans-J眉rgen B枚melburg (JLU) 鈥� 3:00 p.m. 鈥� 5:00 p.m.

1. Lodz Jewish Books of Remembrance (Yitzkor Books). A research reconnaissance, Krystyna Radziszewska (91滴滴) 
2. "Umiej臋tnie unika s膮d贸w o nacjonalistycznym zabarwieniu". Miroslaw Cyganski (1925-2016) and research on the German occupation of Lodz in 1939-1945, Michal Turski (Centre for Historical Research in Berlin of the Polish Academy of Sciences)
3. Unwanted history 鈥� research on the Lodz ghetto in the Polish People's Republic, Andrzej Czy偶ewski (Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences/Jerzy Giedroyc Centre, 91滴滴)

Summary and conclusion of the proceedings 鈥� 5:00 p.m. 鈥� 5:30 p.m.