9th European History Forum as interactive fishbowl discussion in the internet - PANEL 2
Channel: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
Date: 2020-05-25

Hidden Remembrance? Women in World War II in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe Role models, experience of violence, taboos

Fishbowl-Discussion 2:
Experiences of violence: Between dealing with the past and tabooization

Which experiences of violence suffered by women in World War II have been addressed by research, publicly remembered and discussed over the past 75 years? Which ones were suppressed?

What were the forms of dealing with the past (scientific, artistic, media)?

Are there enduring taboos?

Adela Jušić, Sarajevo, Short film: experiences of violence in artistic works
Robert Sommer, Berlin, Forced Sexual Labor in Camp Brothels (tbc)
Marta Harvryshko, Washington, Sexual Violence in the Holocaust: Perspectives from Ghetto and Camps in Ukraine
Aida Papikyan, Armenia: “Women subjected to repression in Armenia during WWII"
Moderation: Irina Sherbakova, Memorial Moscow and Marion Kraske, Heinrich Böll Foundation Sarajevo

More Informations: https://calendar.boell.de/en/event/hidden-remembrance-women-world-war-ii-central-eastern-and-southeastern-europe-role-models