Opening of the European Summe School Ravensbrück

From August 30th to September 4th, 2009 the fifth European Summer School is taking place at the Memorial Museum Ravensbrück.  Seventy years after the attack on Poland and the beginning of World War II, the European Summer School will focus on the German occupation of Europe.  A comparative look at Poland, France and Italy will examine the differences and similarities of German occupation policies and the daily life under occupation during the Second World War.

The European Summer School gives the opportunity for postgraduate and early career researchers to present their projects related to the topics of this years' Summer School, especially the theme of the former women's cocentration camp in Ravensbrück, its satellite camps, the former `'Juvenile Protectlife Custody Camp' Uckermark` or the Siements Camp.  In addition, projects which analyse the question of commemoration and commemoration politics are also welcome.  If you would like to present your project, please use the following link and send us a short exposé and curriculum vitae by June 30, 2009.  http://www.ravensbrueck.de/mgr/neu/index.htm

All elected researchers will have the possibility to present their project in the form of a poster or in a colloquium.  The presentations may be in English or German.


The opening of the European Summer School will take place at the Heinrich-Böll-Foundation in Berlin.  A bus shuttle to Ravensbrück has been reserved.

The event will be in English and German with simultaneous translation.

For further information, please see the program below.

The event is a cooperation of the Heinrich-Böll-Foundation, the Memorial Museum Ravensbrück/Brandenburg Memorials Foundation and the Foundation Topography of Terror.