We are pleased to share this Call for Papers for the International Conference “The Accidental Metropolis? Jewish Łódź from 1800 to present” to be held at the POLIN museum, Warsaw, August 25-27, 2024.
Deadline for submissions is March 31, 2024.
This conference will take an interdisciplinary perspective on the history of the Jewish community in Łódź before, during, and after the Holocaust, drawing on such fields as history, memory studies, cultural studies, urban studies, economics, and the arts.
Scholars at all stages of their careers and in all disciplines, as well as museum and heritage specialists, and local historians and practitioners are invited to submit paper proposals within the following thematic areas:
- Industrialization, growth of factories, impact on the city
- Ethnic relations
- Migration to and from the city
- Yiddish, Hebrew, and Polish-Jewish Culture
- Politics
- Culture
- Holocaust
- Postwar Jewish life
- Commemoration of the Jewish community in the city
- Heritage of Jews and other minorities – Łódź’s multicultural past then and now
Submit an abstract (up to 500 words) in English only and a biographical note (up to 150 words) through the online application form by March 31.
Presentations to be delivered in English, no longer than 20 minutes.
The organizers will provide meals and accommodation during the conference and partially reimburse international speakers for travel expenses to and from Warsaw (economy class tickets) as follows:
- from Europe and Israel up to 250 USD;
- from elsewhere up to 750 USD.
For participants travelling within Poland up to 100 USD.
The organizers reserve the right to record and publish conference proceedings.
Click here to see the full Call