The Uppsala Programme for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, University of Uppsala
Contact details
Thunbergsvägen 3 D, 1 tr. (Hus 4)Uppsala
75238
Sweden
Tel: +46 (0)18 471 63 91
Email: masterprogrammes@uu.se
https://http://www.uu.se/en/admissions/master/selma/program/?pKod=HFF2M
Contact person
Programme Director, Dr. Roland Kostic
Email: roland.kostic@valentin.uu.se
Head of Department/Director
Director, Dr. Tomislav Dulic
Email: Tomislav.Dulic@valentin.uu.se
Activites
Awards degrees in Jewish Studies as a sole or major componentMA Holocaust and Genocide Studies
Offers courses in Jewish Studies
Provides supervision in Jewish studies for students working towards a research degree
Pursues academic research activities
Degrees offered
Master Programme in Holocaust and Genocide Studies
Main research activities
The Programme's primary activity is research on the Holocaust and on other cases of genocide or severe violations of human rights. Ongoing Holocaust research is concerned with the response of the Swedish government and society to the Nazi genocide. Although Sweden is often mentioned, not least in “bystander” studies or in connection with the name Raoul Wallenberg, its response to the Holocaust remains largely unknown. Several projects being pursued promise to illuminate issues of concern beyond Sweden's borders, and thus may contribute to a deeper general understanding of the Holocaust. Current projects include studies of the relief activities of Raoul Wallenberg and the Swedish Red Cross in Budapest; Swedish-German trade; the German presence in Sweden during the war; and Holocaust denial and revisionism in Sweden. Associated projects include studies of German firms in Sweden during the war; the reception of Jewish refugees and their place in the labour market; Holocaust survivors living in Sweden; and the didactics of Holocaust education. The first of a planned series of scholarly conferences and seminars was The Uppsala Colloquium on the Bystander in Holocaust History held in September 1999, during which the response of liberal democracy to the genocide of the Jews was discussed by a group of international scholars. Seeking to further enhance the vital exchange between Swedish and international scholarship, a visiting scholar programme will begin in the near future, in which both younger and established scholars will visit, teach and conduct research in Uppsala.
The Programme offers a full term undergraduate course, “The Holocaust in European History and Historiography.” A graduate seminar on the comparative study of the Holocaust and genocide is planned. These courses seek to stimulate doctoral research in various subjects. Another priority of the Programme is to promote an understanding of the Holocaust in the community at large, not least among secondary and middle-school teachers. This ambition underlay The Uppsala Conference on Teaching the Holocaust, which took place in June 1998. Continuing education courses in Holocaust history, including study trips to historic sites in Poland, have been offered and more are planned. The Programme also offers a variety of public seminars and lectures.
There is a Jewish Studies library
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