The 5th Jubilee Polish Memory Conference will take place from November 26–28, 2025, at the Silesian University in Katowice in a stationary format. This event provides an opportunity to present the current state of the discipline, review the latest research, and reflect on practical aspects within various research trends and topics. We encourage submissions for panels and individual presentations (in both Polish and English) that will allow for contemplation on the state and new trends in memory studies (both in academic and museum contexts, as well as in social activism) in Poland and the broader context of global research. The main theme of the conference will be INDUSTRIAL MEMORY IN THE ANTHROPOCENE.
We invite submissions for panels and individual presentations related to collective memory, focusing on topics such as:
– Concepts of industrial memory: the history of technology and its transformations in response to changing energy needs, including projects, practices, and the revitalization of post-industrial spaces.
– Post-industrial heritage: wastelands and edgelands, the role of post-industrial refuges in the context of global environmental changes, and discussions on revitalization versus forgetting.
– Interdisciplinary aspects of industrial memory: topics that incorporate various fields of science, such as architecture, history, or sociology, as well as differences in industrial memory between highly industrialized and less industrialized countries.
Panel submissions: November 30, 2024
Panel submissions should include the name, email address, and biography (up to 100 words) of the panel organizer, along with (if applicable) a list of speakers that should contain their names, biographies (up to 100 words), email addresses, and abstracts (up to 300 words).
List of open panels: December 10, 2024
Individual submissions: January 10, 2025
Individual submissions should include name, email address, biography, and abstract (up to 300 words).
Conference fees: 400 PLN (full); 300 PLN (PhD students and independent researchers).
Contact and submissions: vkonferencjapamiecioznawcza@gmail.com
Organizing Committee
Faculty of Humanities at Silesian University in Katowice:
Dr. hab. Marta Tomczok, Silesian University
Mgr Klaudia Węgrzyn
Dr. hab. Paweł Tomczok, Silesian University
Dr. hab. Lucyna Sadzikowska, Silesian University
Dr. Marcin Buczyński
Mgr Sylwia Zazulak
Polish Memory Studies Group:
dr Kamilla Biskupska, University of Wrocław
dr Bartłomiej Krzysztan, Polish Academy of Sciences
dr Anna Kurpiel, University of Wrocław
dr Małgorzata Łukianow, University of Warsaw
Contact Information
For organizational information, deadlines, and other matters related to the conference, please contact the organizing team at vkonferencjapamiecioznawcza@gmail.com.
For all other inquiries, you can reach out to the Polish Memory Studies Group at msapoland@gmail.com.
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