The Speaker Series “Holocaust and Genocide Studies” will take place at the University of Zurich in five sessions between Feb. and June 2026. The respective sessions are held in either German or English according to the language of the lecture's title. The sessions are public and free to attend.
Session 1:
19.02.2026, 18:15-19:45 (room tba)
Debórah Dwork (CUNY)
Discussion with Adam Knowles on “Holocaust Studies: Past, Present and Future”
Session 2:
26.02.2026, 18:15-19:45 (room tba)
Prof. Dr. Christina Morina (Bielefeld)
„Mehrheitsgesellschaften und Judenverfolgung in europäischer Perspektive: Geschichte und Erinnerung”
Session 3:
19.03.2026, 18:15-19:45 (room tba)
Podium Discussion: “Die Zukunft der Vergangenheitsbewältigung in der Schweiz”
Moderation: Karen Roth-Krauthammer (Omanut) / Speakers: Raphael Gross (Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin); Jakob Tanner (FSW, UZH); Moira Pinkus (Historisches Seminar, UZH).
Session 4:
21.05.2026 18:15-19:45 (room tba)
Anne Knowles (University of Maine)
“Where was the Holocaust? The Unseen Geographies”
Session 5:
01.06.2026 18:30-20:00 (KOL F-101)
Dagmar Herzog (CUNY)
“Eugenische Phantasmen – Die lange Vor- und Nachgeschichte der NS-“Euthanasie”-Morde”
Research Workshop:
02.06.2026 09:30-16:00 (ZOB, Zollikerstrasse 115, 8008 Zürich)
“Verdrängte Opfer: Eugenik, Biopolitik und die Frage des unwerten Lebens”
Participants: Dr. Constantin Kilcher (Cambridge), Prof. Dr. Martin Lengwiler (Basel), Dr. Mariette Meier (UZH), Dr. Regina Schidel (Frankfurt), Lisa Dillinger, MA (UZH)