Memory Politics and Democracy - Remembering Civil Wars in Austria, Spain, and Greece
Thursday, October 28, 2021
Online Event
11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
11 am New York l 5 pm Vienna11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Civil Wars have not only significantly shaped the European continent of the 20th century; their complicated legacy also follows us into the 21st century. The question of how to interpret and remember these conflicts remains contested until today. Such controversies are not confined to history in a narrow sense but are connected to present-day political conflicts and reflect different understandings of democracy.
The kick-off event of the CEU Democracy Institute's History as Democracy public series will take a comparative look at the civil wars in Austria (1934), Spain (1936–39), and Greece (1946–49). Three eminent specialists will give a short overview on ongoing public and historiographical debates for each country case. Then, the group will discuss together what their role as historians is, not only for investigating the past, but in current debates, and how history as an academic discipline and public discourse may contribute to open and democratic societies.
Panelists:
Julián Casanova, Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Zaragoza and Visiting Professor at the Central European University in Vienna/Budapest
Kostis Karpozilos, Director of the Contemporary Social History Archives (ASKI) in Athens
Florian Wenninger, Director of the Institute for Historical Social Research (IHSF), Vienna
Moderator:
Elisabeth Luif, doctoral candidate at the Department of History at Central European University, Vienna/Budapest
In person location: Tiered Room (N15 103) CEU, Nádor utca 15, 1051 Budapest
RSVP to join online at [email protected]
For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Location: Online Event