Uppsala Centre for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
@uhgs.bsky.social
UHGS is a research center at Uppsala University tasked with conducting research and teaching in the field of Holocaust and Genocide studies.
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This week, we had the honour of hosting Prof. Marcos Centeno! During his time at UHGS he gave a lecture on “Visual Memory, Erasure, and the Afterlives of Images from Hiroshima’s Peace Museum” as well as led an internal seminar. We are grateful for the discussions his visit inspired.
November 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM
This week, we had the honour of hosting Prof. Marcos Centeno! During his time at UHGS he gave a lecture on “Visual Memory, Erasure, and the Afterlives of Images from Hiroshima’s Peace Museum” as well as led an internal seminar. We are grateful for the discussions his visit inspired.
We are very excited to announce that our colleague Dr. Savina Sirik received Vetenskapsrådet (Swedish Research Council) research grant for her project titled: “Navigating Complexity: Intergenerational Memories of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia”!
Congrats on this great accomplishment Savina!
Congrats on this great accomplishment Savina!
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
We are very excited to announce that our colleague Dr. Savina Sirik received Vetenskapsrådet (Swedish Research Council) research grant for her project titled: “Navigating Complexity: Intergenerational Memories of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia”!
Congrats on this great accomplishment Savina!
Congrats on this great accomplishment Savina!
Next week join us for UHGS Public lecture:
➡️ Haunted Screens: Visual Memory, Erasure, and the Afterlives of Images from Hiroshima’s Peace Museum by Dr. Marcos Canteno from University of Valencia
📅 4 November 15.15–17.00, Geijersalen, Campus Engelska parken
➡️ Haunted Screens: Visual Memory, Erasure, and the Afterlives of Images from Hiroshima’s Peace Museum by Dr. Marcos Canteno from University of Valencia
📅 4 November 15.15–17.00, Geijersalen, Campus Engelska parken
October 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Next week join us for UHGS Public lecture:
➡️ Haunted Screens: Visual Memory, Erasure, and the Afterlives of Images from Hiroshima’s Peace Museum by Dr. Marcos Canteno from University of Valencia
📅 4 November 15.15–17.00, Geijersalen, Campus Engelska parken
➡️ Haunted Screens: Visual Memory, Erasure, and the Afterlives of Images from Hiroshima’s Peace Museum by Dr. Marcos Canteno from University of Valencia
📅 4 November 15.15–17.00, Geijersalen, Campus Engelska parken
Our colleague, Dr. Santiago López Rodríguez, presented today at the international conference Twisting the Past: Questioning Historical Revisionism in Barcelona with a paper titled “Eighty Years Later: Francoism and the Holocaust in Light of Historical Research.”
October 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Our colleague, Dr. Santiago López Rodríguez, presented today at the international conference Twisting the Past: Questioning Historical Revisionism in Barcelona with a paper titled “Eighty Years Later: Francoism and the Holocaust in Light of Historical Research.”
We’re thrilled to announce the international workshop “The Neutral Countries and the Plight of Jewish Refugees during the Holocaust: A Comparative Perspective”, taking place at Uppsala University, 12–13 Feb 2026.
This workshop is funded by Riksbankens Jubileumsfond
and the open call is coming soon!
This workshop is funded by Riksbankens Jubileumsfond
and the open call is coming soon!
October 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
We’re thrilled to announce the international workshop “The Neutral Countries and the Plight of Jewish Refugees during the Holocaust: A Comparative Perspective”, taking place at Uppsala University, 12–13 Feb 2026.
This workshop is funded by Riksbankens Jubileumsfond
and the open call is coming soon!
This workshop is funded by Riksbankens Jubileumsfond
and the open call is coming soon!
Thank you to everyone who joined us for this year’s Hugo Valentin Lecture!
We are grateful to Professor Hinton for sharing his expertise, to our partners at Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (SCAS) for the fruitful cooperation, and to everyone who attended and contributed to the discussions.
We are grateful to Professor Hinton for sharing his expertise, to our partners at Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (SCAS) for the fruitful cooperation, and to everyone who attended and contributed to the discussions.
September 26, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Thank you to everyone who joined us for this year’s Hugo Valentin Lecture!
We are grateful to Professor Hinton for sharing his expertise, to our partners at Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (SCAS) for the fruitful cooperation, and to everyone who attended and contributed to the discussions.
We are grateful to Professor Hinton for sharing his expertise, to our partners at Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (SCAS) for the fruitful cooperation, and to everyone who attended and contributed to the discussions.
Today we had the pleasure of hosting Professor Alexander Hinton for our internal seminar. This seminar marked the beginning of his time in Uppsala as this year’s Hugo Valentin Lecturer. We are looking forward to 22nd Annual Hugo Valentin Lecture tomorrow!
More information: tinyurl.com/ujf6mshe
More information: tinyurl.com/ujf6mshe
September 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Today we had the pleasure of hosting Professor Alexander Hinton for our internal seminar. This seminar marked the beginning of his time in Uppsala as this year’s Hugo Valentin Lecturer. We are looking forward to 22nd Annual Hugo Valentin Lecture tomorrow!
More information: tinyurl.com/ujf6mshe
More information: tinyurl.com/ujf6mshe
Next week we will have an honour of hosting Professor Alexander Hinton:
22nd Annual Hugo Valentin Lecture
Perpetrators: Why Do They Kill?
tinyurl.com/ujf6mshe
SCAS and UGHS Lecture
It Can Happen Here 2.0: Democratic Backsliding and the Rising Threat of Violence in the U.S.
tinyurl.com/3h5m86z6
22nd Annual Hugo Valentin Lecture
Perpetrators: Why Do They Kill?
tinyurl.com/ujf6mshe
SCAS and UGHS Lecture
It Can Happen Here 2.0: Democratic Backsliding and the Rising Threat of Violence in the U.S.
tinyurl.com/3h5m86z6
September 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Next week we will have an honour of hosting Professor Alexander Hinton:
22nd Annual Hugo Valentin Lecture
Perpetrators: Why Do They Kill?
tinyurl.com/ujf6mshe
SCAS and UGHS Lecture
It Can Happen Here 2.0: Democratic Backsliding and the Rising Threat of Violence in the U.S.
tinyurl.com/3h5m86z6
22nd Annual Hugo Valentin Lecture
Perpetrators: Why Do They Kill?
tinyurl.com/ujf6mshe
SCAS and UGHS Lecture
It Can Happen Here 2.0: Democratic Backsliding and the Rising Threat of Violence in the U.S.
tinyurl.com/3h5m86z6
Dr. Ivo Plsek participated in the “Japan: Pre-modern, Modern and Contemporary, 2025” conference at ASE Bucharest, presenting “Framing the General: Tojo Hideki on Japanese Screens and the Shifting Politics of Memory,” on how portrayals in film & TV reflect Japan’s debates over history and memory.
September 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Dr. Ivo Plsek participated in the “Japan: Pre-modern, Modern and Contemporary, 2025” conference at ASE Bucharest, presenting “Framing the General: Tojo Hideki on Japanese Screens and the Shifting Politics of Memory,” on how portrayals in film & TV reflect Japan’s debates over history and memory.
We were honoured to host Dr. Hiroshi Maruyama, founder of Centre for Environmental and Indigenous Policy Studies & Professor Emeritus, Muroran Institute of Technology. Yesterday, Dr. Maruyama shared powerful insights on Indigenous rights, decolonization & the role of research in advancing justice.
September 5, 2025 at 10:24 AM
We were honoured to host Dr. Hiroshi Maruyama, founder of Centre for Environmental and Indigenous Policy Studies & Professor Emeritus, Muroran Institute of Technology. Yesterday, Dr. Maruyama shared powerful insights on Indigenous rights, decolonization & the role of research in advancing justice.
The semester begins on Monday, but we are already back and ready for the new academic year. Yesterday, we had the pleasure of spending the day with colleagues from the History Department in the beautiful village of Ekeby — an excellent start to the year ahead.
August 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The semester begins on Monday, but we are already back and ready for the new academic year. Yesterday, we had the pleasure of spending the day with colleagues from the History Department in the beautiful village of Ekeby — an excellent start to the year ahead.
A new academic year is starting at Uppsala University — we can’t wait to welcome our incoming students! At the same time, we celebrate the June 2025 graduates whose legacy will inspire the next class.
Here’s to new beginnings, continued growth, and another successful year at #UppsalaUniversity!
Here’s to new beginnings, continued growth, and another successful year at #UppsalaUniversity!
August 21, 2025 at 9:18 AM
A new academic year is starting at Uppsala University — we can’t wait to welcome our incoming students! At the same time, we celebrate the June 2025 graduates whose legacy will inspire the next class.
Here’s to new beginnings, continued growth, and another successful year at #UppsalaUniversity!
Here’s to new beginnings, continued growth, and another successful year at #UppsalaUniversity!
The 9th Memory Studies Association meeting wraps up today in Prague. Insightful days exploring memory and transformation.
Three of our colleagues presented their papers: Santiago López Rodríguez, Matylda Jonas-Kowalik & Ivo Plšek.
Looking ahead to more meaningful exchanges at MSA!
#MSA2025 #MSA
Three of our colleagues presented their papers: Santiago López Rodríguez, Matylda Jonas-Kowalik & Ivo Plšek.
Looking ahead to more meaningful exchanges at MSA!
#MSA2025 #MSA
July 18, 2025 at 9:11 AM
The 9th Annual Meeting of the Memory Studies Association is underway in Prague!
Theme: Beyond Crises: Resilience and (In)stability - a timely reflection on memory in times of crisis.
Proud to see UHGS colleagues Ivo Plšek, Santiago López Rodríguez & Matylda Jonas-Kowalik contributing! #MSA2025
Theme: Beyond Crises: Resilience and (In)stability - a timely reflection on memory in times of crisis.
Proud to see UHGS colleagues Ivo Plšek, Santiago López Rodríguez & Matylda Jonas-Kowalik contributing! #MSA2025
July 15, 2025 at 9:19 AM
The 9th Annual Meeting of the Memory Studies Association is underway in Prague!
Theme: Beyond Crises: Resilience and (In)stability - a timely reflection on memory in times of crisis.
Proud to see UHGS colleagues Ivo Plšek, Santiago López Rodríguez & Matylda Jonas-Kowalik contributing! #MSA2025
Theme: Beyond Crises: Resilience and (In)stability - a timely reflection on memory in times of crisis.
Proud to see UHGS colleagues Ivo Plšek, Santiago López Rodríguez & Matylda Jonas-Kowalik contributing! #MSA2025
Our researcher Tadek Markiewicz recently took part in the British International Studies Association’s 50th Anniversary Conference in Belfast. He presented on “Global Vulnerabilities and Challenges to Orders” and convened two panels: “The Many Faces of Security” and “Cultures of Representation.”
July 4, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Our researcher Tadek Markiewicz recently took part in the British International Studies Association’s 50th Anniversary Conference in Belfast. He presented on “Global Vulnerabilities and Challenges to Orders” and convened two panels: “The Many Faces of Security” and “Cultures of Representation.”
Last week, the UHGS took part in #Almedalsveckan in Visby, as part of Uppsala University's program. Prof. Tomislav Dulić spoke on "The Gaza Genocide Case: Between International Law and Politics."
Grateful to all who joined the discussion and made this important forum possible!
photo: Bene Riobó
Grateful to all who joined the discussion and made this important forum possible!
photo: Bene Riobó
July 2, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Last week, the UHGS took part in #Almedalsveckan in Visby, as part of Uppsala University's program. Prof. Tomislav Dulić spoke on "The Gaza Genocide Case: Between International Law and Politics."
Grateful to all who joined the discussion and made this important forum possible!
photo: Bene Riobó
Grateful to all who joined the discussion and made this important forum possible!
photo: Bene Riobó
Last Thursday, our lecturer Roland Kostić served as a member of the grading committee for Anna Jeglińska’s PhD thesis “Co-nationals under construction: Poland’s diaspora policy 1989–2023.”
June 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Last Thursday, our lecturer Roland Kostić served as a member of the grading committee for Anna Jeglińska’s PhD thesis “Co-nationals under construction: Poland’s diaspora policy 1989–2023.”
On 28 May, our colleague Michelle Gordon presented her keynote paper "Antecedents of fascist violence: contexts, transfers, and lesson learning in colonial and intra-
European warfare", at the VII Convention of The International Association for Comparative Fascist Studies (Comfas) at @uab.cat.
European warfare", at the VII Convention of The International Association for Comparative Fascist Studies (Comfas) at @uab.cat.
June 2, 2025 at 11:35 AM
On 28 May, our colleague Michelle Gordon presented her keynote paper "Antecedents of fascist violence: contexts, transfers, and lesson learning in colonial and intra-
European warfare", at the VII Convention of The International Association for Comparative Fascist Studies (Comfas) at @uab.cat.
European warfare", at the VII Convention of The International Association for Comparative Fascist Studies (Comfas) at @uab.cat.
Last Friday, our colleague Dr. Plsek presented his ongoing research on “Japanese War Criminals and Postwar Representation in Japan” at the international symposium "Transnational Wartime Memories in Asian Visual Culture: Representing Victims and Perpetrators", held at the University of Valencia.
May 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Last Friday, our colleague Dr. Plsek presented his ongoing research on “Japanese War Criminals and Postwar Representation in Japan” at the international symposium "Transnational Wartime Memories in Asian Visual Culture: Representing Victims and Perpetrators", held at the University of Valencia.
Yesterday, a few of us attended a fascinating seminar at the Swedish Holocaust Museum, where historian Wendy Lower spoke about her book "The Ravine: A Family, a Photograph, a Holocaust Massacre Revealed."
Great to connect with new and catch up with old colleagues in our field.
Great to connect with new and catch up with old colleagues in our field.
May 27, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Yesterday, a few of us attended a fascinating seminar at the Swedish Holocaust Museum, where historian Wendy Lower spoke about her book "The Ravine: A Family, a Photograph, a Holocaust Massacre Revealed."
Great to connect with new and catch up with old colleagues in our field.
Great to connect with new and catch up with old colleagues in our field.
For yesterday's seminar we had the pleasure of hosting Tomas Sniegon, Lund University. He gave a thought-provoking talk titled "Dying in the Soviet Gulag for the Future Glory of Mother Russia? Making 'Patriotic' Sense of the Gulag in Present-Day Russia.", which was followed by a lively discussion.
May 16, 2025 at 9:27 AM
For yesterday's seminar we had the pleasure of hosting Tomas Sniegon, Lund University. He gave a thought-provoking talk titled "Dying in the Soviet Gulag for the Future Glory of Mother Russia? Making 'Patriotic' Sense of the Gulag in Present-Day Russia.", which was followed by a lively discussion.
At yesterday's department conference we had our own Kate Lonergan present her postdoctoral project titled "From Extraordinary Moments to Everyday Reconciliation". We are looking forward to the research results from this highly relevant and timely project, and to many more presentations like this.
May 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
At yesterday's department conference we had our own Kate Lonergan present her postdoctoral project titled "From Extraordinary Moments to Everyday Reconciliation". We are looking forward to the research results from this highly relevant and timely project, and to many more presentations like this.
Last week, Tomislav Dulić went to Paris to give a talk at the Centre des études ottomanes, balkaniques et centrasiatiques (@cetobac.bsky.social), which is part of @ehess.fr.
He talked about "What's in the G-word? Identity, politics, and the term genocide in Bosnia, Croatia & Serbia".
He talked about "What's in the G-word? Identity, politics, and the term genocide in Bosnia, Croatia & Serbia".
April 14, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Last week, Tomislav Dulić went to Paris to give a talk at the Centre des études ottomanes, balkaniques et centrasiatiques (@cetobac.bsky.social), which is part of @ehess.fr.
He talked about "What's in the G-word? Identity, politics, and the term genocide in Bosnia, Croatia & Serbia".
He talked about "What's in the G-word? Identity, politics, and the term genocide in Bosnia, Croatia & Serbia".
Last Thursday one of our postdoctoral researchers, Ivo Plsek, had the pleasure of giving a public lecture at the Technical Lyceum Stranice in his home country, the Czech Republic. His talk "Three Stories from Lidice" explored his ongoing research on this profound and tragic chapter of history.
April 1, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Last Thursday one of our postdoctoral researchers, Ivo Plsek, had the pleasure of giving a public lecture at the Technical Lyceum Stranice in his home country, the Czech Republic. His talk "Three Stories from Lidice" explored his ongoing research on this profound and tragic chapter of history.
Last Thursday, Kate Lonergan participated in the panel on women’s rights in South Asia at Lund University, which we previously announced. The discussion explored challenges and opportunities across the region, with Kate sharing insights from her research on everyday reconciliation in Sri Lanka.
March 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Last Thursday, Kate Lonergan participated in the panel on women’s rights in South Asia at Lund University, which we previously announced. The discussion explored challenges and opportunities across the region, with Kate sharing insights from her research on everyday reconciliation in Sri Lanka.