Summer School Program "Memory - Place - Presence" (23.6.2016-2.7.2016)
The "Grodzka Gate – NN Theatre" Centre in Lublin in cooperation with
the University College of Enterprise and Administration in Lublin and
Panorama of Cultures Association
launches the second edition of the Summer School Program,
inviting students and professionals (scholars, educators)
engaged in the work on Jewish memory and heritage.
DATES
June 25 – July 01, 2016
AIMS
Our aim is to impart knowledge about the Jewish cultural heritage of Central and Eastern Europe using the example of Lublin and the Lublin region. All of the important cultural phenomena of Ashkenazi Jewry can be discovered in this microcosm. With the help of scholars from Europe and the United States, participants will be able to explore this past.
We intend participants not only to obtain a certain amount of knowledge, but also to challenge themselves by creating a short project of their own in the course of the seminar. This project will be the result of a creative processing of all the information and experiences gained during the summer school.
OUR OFFER
We offer theoretical learning combined with practical activities that provide context for the place you will be learning about.
The program includes:
- lectures,
- workshops,
- panel discussions,
- interactive educational walks,
- meetings with members of the local Jewish community,
- three-day study tour of the localities that played an important role in the Jewish history of the region and are well known from the literature of I.B. Singer and other Yiddish writers - towns such as Kazimierz Dolny, Zamość, Szczebrzeszyn, Józefów, Biłgoraj and others,
- visits to the concentration camp museum at Majdanek and the death camp at Bełżec.
All of these activities will be held under the supervision of recognized scholars from the USA and Poland such as Prof. Michael C. Steinlauf, Prof. Monika Adamczyk-Garbowska, Prof. Jolanta Ambrosewicz-Jacobs, Dr Adina Cimet and others.
MAIN TOPICS
The summer school program is created for all those who want to experience and explore the lost Yiddishland and its fascinating history, the forgotten continent of shtetls and cities, the cradle of the Jewish diaspora, a source of inspiration for countless writers and artists, and a mute witness to the Holocaust.
The program offers a unique, complex 10-day seminar on the Jewish cultural heritage of the Lublin region – located in the heart of Yiddishland. We will focus on the following topics:
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The history of Polish Jews - an overview
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The history and specificity of the Jewish community in Lublin
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The heritage of the shtetls
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The linguistic pillars of local Jewish culture
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Jewish biographies of the 20th century
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The Holocaust in Lublin and the Lublin Region
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Memory work and education in Poland
DEADLINE EXTENDED
Qualified candidates should complete the application form and e-mail it to the Memory – Place – Presence Advisory Committee at [email protected] by 29 February, 2016.
COST
The costs of $1000 cover tuition, room and board, tours and fees (health insurance and travel costs are not included).
Students are offered a reduced fee of $600
Coordinator:
Magdalena Dziaczkowska
[email protected]