19 Aug 2019
'The German War', a book that sometimes makes you hold your breath
This book review was written by Joke van der Leeuw-Roord, EUROCLIO Founder and Special Advisor. Interest in the Second World War has been part of my life, as I was born in the shadow of this war and I was made aware of it through many stories of my parents’ family and friends and by its physical legacy in my surroundings. This was similar to most of Dutch people of my generation, however at one point it was very different: I had an uncle living in Germany. He had been a forced laborer, had fallen seriously ill and was nursed back into life by a woman; he subsequently fell in love with. My family met them on a more or…
19 Aug 2019
Bosnian War Moratorium Lifted in Sarajevo Schools
For over two decades, Bosnian history curricula have been silent about the recent war. In 2018, however, Canton Sarajevo’s education ministry introduced the subject into classrooms for the first time, and now other cantons are following suit. The author visited Sarajevo in April 2019 to speak with various experts in the city about what this means for Bosnian history education and the memory of the war. Introduction The Bosnian War ended with the signing of the Dayton Peace Agreement (DPA) in 1995, which divided the country between its warring parties. Two entities, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) and Republika Srpska (RS), were created; FBiH was divided into 10 autonomous cantons. Since the DPA made no specific arrangements for…
14 Aug 2019
Call for Papers for Conference The Stage of War: Academic and Popular Representations of Large-Scale Conflicts
Erasmus University Rotterdam is organising an international conference on the 26th and 27th of March entitled The Stage of War: Academic and Popular Representations of Large-Scale Conflicts. War and conflict are depicted differently in academia and popular genres, such as novels, films, tourism, musicals, games, exhibitions and re-enactments, often resulting in tension between the two approaches. The unique aim of this conference is to stimulate an exchange between academic and popular approaches to the representation of violent conflicts. Contributors are invited to submit papers on topics such as: diversification of war experiences, embodiment and bodily understanding, the commercialization of war heritage, creating immediacy, direct contact with the past, battlefield representations for education, tourism and military training, representing and experiencing authenticity,…
