Browse our videos! Here you can find recordings from our events, including the European Remembrance Symposia and Genealogies of Memory conferences, video summaries of our educational youth projects, as well as Hi-story lessons animations for teachers and pupils.

Photo of the publication 1956. Context, Impact, Remembrance: Łukasz Kamiński

1956. Context, Impact, Remembrance: Łukasz Kamiński

language: English
subtitles: none
duration: 00:35:19

Dr Łukasz Kamiński, President of the Polish Institute of National Remembrance gives the opening lecture on 5th European Remembrance Symposium in Budapest. The event was organised by the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity (www.enrs.eu). Attended by over 200 representatives from over 100 institutions dealing with the history of the 20th century, it was dedicated to the memory of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.

The goal of European Remembrance Symposium is to exchange experiences and establish methods and forms of cooperation between institutions from different countries. Representatives of European historical institutions are invited to discuss the challenges facing Europe’s idea of culture of remembrance. The meetings are open to all professionals dealing with 20th-century European history.

A series of European Remembrance symposiums was launched in September 2012 in Gdańsk. Subsequent editions took place in Berlin, Prague and Vienna.

language: English
subtitles: none
duration: 00:35:19
Photo of the publication 1956. Context, Impact, Remembrance: Réka Földváryné Kiss

1956. Context, Impact, Remembrance: Réka Földváryné Kiss

language: English
subtitles: none
duration: 00:34:06

Dr. Réka Földváryné Kiss is a historian and chair of the Committee of National Remembrance of Hungary and coordinator of the Hungarian party in the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity. Dr Réka Földváryné Kiss gives the opening lecture on 5th European Remembrance Symposium in Budapest. The event was organised by the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity (www.enrs.eu). Attended by over 200 representatives from over 100 institutions dealing with the history of the 20th century, it was dedicated to the memory of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.

The goal of European Remembrance Symposium is to exchange experiences and establish methods and forms of cooperation between institutions from different countries. Representatives of European historical institutions are invited to discuss the challenges facing Europe’s idea of culture of remembrance. The meetings are open to all professionals dealing with 20th-century European history.

A series of European Remembrance symposiums was launched in September 2012 in Gdańsk. Subsequent editions took place in Berlin, Prague and Vienna.

language: English
subtitles: none
duration: 00:34:06
Photo of the publication Stalinism and De-Stalinization in Eastern Europe: Mark Kramer (keynote speaker)

Stalinism and De-Stalinization in Eastern Europe: Mark Kramer (keynote speaker)

language: English
subtitles: none
duration: 00:21:35

Professor Mark Kramer is a Professor and Director of Cold War Studies at Harvard University and a Senior Fellow of Harvard's Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies. Professor Mark Kramer gives the keynote lecture on 5th European Remembrance Symposium in Budapest. The event was organised by the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity (www.enrs.eu). Attended by over 200 representatives from over 100 institutions dealing with the history of the 20th century, it was dedicated to the memory of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.

The goal of European Remembrance Symposium is to exchange experiences and establish methods and forms of cooperation between institutions from different countries. Representatives of European historical institutions are invited to discuss the challenges facing Europe’s idea of culture of remembrance. The meetings are open to all professionals dealing with 20th-century European history.

A series of European Remembrance symposiums was launched in September 2012 in Gdańsk. Subsequent editions took place in Berlin, Prague and Vienna.

language: English
subtitles: none
duration: 00:21:35
Photo of the publication European Remembrance Symposium, Budapest 2016: Introduction and Opening Letters

European Remembrance Symposium, Budapest 2016: Introduction and Opening Letters

language: English
subtitles: none
duration: 00:11:15

Director of the European Network of Remembrance and Solidarity mr. Rafał Rogulski delivers an introduction speech, and reads a letter of the Polish President mr. Andrzej Duda on the 5th European Remembrance Symposium in Budapest. Dr Réka Földváryné Kiss also read the letter of the Hungarian President mr. János Áder.

The event was organised by the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity (www.enrs.eu). Attended by over 200 representatives from over 100 institutions dealing with the history of the 20th century, it was dedicated to the memory of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.

The goal of European Remembrance Symposium is to exchange experiences and establish methods and forms of cooperation between institutions from different countries. Representatives of European historical institutions are invited to discuss the challenges facing Europe’s idea of culture of remembrance. The meetings are open to all professionals dealing with 20th-century European history.

A series of European Remembrance symposiums was launched in September 2012 in Gdańsk. Subsequent editions took place in Berlin, Prague and Vienna.

language: English
subtitles: none
duration: 00:11:15
Photo of the publication European Remembrance Symposium 2016: László Lovász (welcome speech)

European Remembrance Symposium 2016: László Lovász (welcome speech)

language: English
subtitles: none
duration: 00:05:24

Professor László Lovász is a mathematician who has been president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences since 2014. Proffessor László Lovász gives welcome speech on 5th European Remembrance Symposium in Budapest. The event was organised by the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity (www.enrs.eu). Attended by over 200 representatives from over 100 institutions dealing with the history of the 20th century, it was dedicated to the memory of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.

The goal of European Remembrance Symposium is to exchange experiences and establish methods and forms of cooperation between institutions from different countries. Representatives of European historical institutions are invited to discuss the challenges facing Europe’s idea of culture of remembrance. The meetings are open to all professionals dealing with 20th-century European history.

A series of European Remembrance symposiums was launched in September 2012 in Gdańsk. Subsequent editions took place in Berlin, Prague and Vienna.

language: English
subtitles: none
duration: 00:05:24
Photo of the publication European Remembrance Symposium 2016: László Regéczi Nagy (welcome speech)

European Remembrance Symposium 2016: László Regéczi Nagy (welcome speech)

language: English
subtitles: none
duration: 00:06:38

László Regéczi Nagy former participant of the 1956 revolution, sentenced to prison, now chair of the Committee for Historical Justice gives the welcome speech on 5th European Remembrance Symposium in Budapest. The event was organised by the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity (www.enrs.eu). Attended by over 200 representatives from over 100 institutions dealing with the history of the 20th century, it was dedicated to the memory of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.

The goal of European Remembrance Symposium is to exchange experiences and establish methods and forms of cooperation between institutions from different countries. Representatives of European historical institutions are invited to discuss the challenges facing Europe’s idea of culture of remembrance. The meetings are open to all professionals dealing with 20th-century European history.

A series of European Remembrance symposiums was launched in September 2012 in Gdańsk. Subsequent editions took place in Berlin, Prague and Vienna.

language: English
subtitles: none
duration: 00:06:38
Photo of the publication European Remembrance Symposium 2016: Dr Magdalena Gawin (welcome speech)

European Remembrance Symposium 2016: Dr Magdalena Gawin (welcome speech)

language: English
subtitles: none
duration: 00:02:57

Dr Magdalena Gawin, Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland gives a welcome speech on 5th European Remembrance Symposium in Budapest. The event was organised by the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity (www.enrs.eu). Attended by over 200 representatives from over 100 institutions dealing with the history of the 20th century, it was dedicated to the memory of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.

The goal of European Remembrance Symposium is to exchange experiences and establish methods and forms of cooperation between institutions from different countries. Representatives of European historical institutions are invited to discuss the challenges facing Europe’s idea of culture of remembrance. The meetings are open to all professionals dealing with 20th-century European history.

A series of European Remembrance symposiums was launched in September 2012 in Gdańsk. Subsequent editions took place in Berlin, Prague and Vienna.

language: English
subtitles: none
duration: 00:02:57
Photo of the publication Európa Emlékezete Szimpózium, Budapest, 2016 – Balog Zoltán köszöntő beszéde

Európa Emlékezete Szimpózium, Budapest, 2016 – Balog Zoltán köszöntő beszéde

language: Hungarian
subtitles: none
duration: 00:14:36

Balog Zoltán, az emberi erőforrások minisztere köszönti az V. Európa Emlékezete Szimpózium résztvevőit.

Az V. Európa Emlékezete Szimpózium az Emlékezet és Szolidaritás Európai Hálózata szervezésében került megrendezésre Budapesten. Az 1956-os magyar forradalom emlékének szentelt eseményen több mint 100, a huszadik század történelmével foglalkozó intézmény mintegy 200 képviselője vett részt.

Az Európa Emlékezete Szimpózium célja, hogy segítse a tapasztalatcserét, az együttműködési formák és módszerek kialakítását a különböző országok intézményei között. Az európai történelemmel foglalkozó intézmények képviselői megvitathatják mindazokat a kihívásokat, amelyekkel az emlékezés európai kultúrája szembenéz. A szimpóziumok a 20. század európai történelmével foglalkozó valamennyi szakember számára nyitottak.

Az Európa Emlékezete Szimpózium sorozata 2012 szeptemberében, Gdańskban indult útjára, ezt követően Berlinben, Prágában és Bécsben került megrendezésre.

language: Hungarian
subtitles: none
duration: 00:14:36
Photo of the publication Regions of Memory, Warsaw 17-19 March - Summary of the Conference

Regions of Memory, Warsaw 17-19 March - Summary of the Conference

language: English
subtitles: none
duration: 00:31:42

From 17 to 19 of March, the Regions of Memory conference was held at the University of Warsaw Library, resulting in three days of inspiring lectures and fruitful discussions between academics from all over the world.

A short summary of the conference was given by Jeffrey Olick (University of Virginia), Simon Lewis (Freie Universitat Berlin), Małgorzata Pakier (POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews) and Joanna Wawrzyniak (University of Warsaw).

language: English
subtitles: none
duration: 00:31:42
Photo of the publication A Post-Soviet Memory Region? – Baločkaitė, Bekus

A Post-Soviet Memory Region? – Baločkaitė, Bekus

language: English
subtitles: none
duration: 01:36:22


Panel 'A Post-Soviet Memory Region?'.

Speeches:

Rasa Baločkaitė (Vytautas Magnus University): New Cultures of Remembrance: Everyday Life under the Soviet Rule

Nelly Bekus (University of Exeter): “Geopolitics of victimhood”: Constructing Post-Soviet Space as a “Remembering Community”


Discussant: Simon Lewis (Freie Universitat Berlin)

Chair: Marcin Wróbel (Jagiellonian University)

From 17 to 19 of March, the Regions of Memory conference was held at the University of Warsaw Library, resulting in three days of inspiring lectures and fruitful discussions between academics from all over the world.

language: English
subtitles: none
duration: 01:36:22
Photo of the publication Shadows of War: Conflict and Memory Regions – Panel: Junuzovic, Wutti, Hudelist

Shadows of War: Conflict and Memory Regions – Panel: Junuzovic, Wutti, Hudelist

language: English
subtitles: none
duration: 01:26:56


Panel 'Shadows of War: Conflict and Memory Regions'.

Speeches:

Daniel Wutti, Andreas Hudelist (Alps-Adria University Klagenfurt/Celovec): Remembering National Socialism & WW2 in Multicultural Regions. About how to Form the Cultural Memory 70 Years after in the Region of Carinthia/Kärnten/Koroška.

Azra Junuzovic (University of Sarajevo): The Interplay of Memory and Globalization with Remembrance Practices at Memorial Sites in post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina.


Discussant: Burkhard Olschowsky (University of Oldenburg)

Chair: Sławomir Kapralski (Pedagogical University of Krakow)

From 17 to 19 of March, the Regions of Memory conference was held at the University of Warsaw Library, resulting in three days of inspiring lectures and fruitful discussions between academics from all over the world.

language: English
subtitles: none
duration: 01:26:56
Photo of the publication Memory and Technocracy: How Policies Construct Memory – Panel: Sierp, Thiemann, Correia

Memory and Technocracy: How Policies Construct Memory – Panel: Sierp, Thiemann, Correia

language: English
subtitles: none
duration: 01:58:17


Panel 'Memory and Technocracy: How Policies Construct Memory'.

Speeches:

Aline Sierp (Maastricht University): Fluid Boundaries –the European Union as Memory Region

Sarah Correia (London School of Economics and Political Science): 'Remembering Srebrenica' in the United Kingdom in the Context of the Government-sponsored Struggle against Radicalisation amongst British Muslims

Alina Thiemann (Institute for Social Research, Frankfurt am Main) and Valentina Pricopie (Institute of Sociology, Romanian Academy): Transnational Politics of Memory in a Troubled National Context. Media Commemoration of August 23 in Romania


Discussant: Jeffrey Olick (University of Virginia)

Chair: Małgorzata Głowacka-Grajper (University of Warsaw)

From 17 to 19 of March, the Regions of Memory conference was held at the University of Warsaw Library, resulting in three days of inspiring lectures and fruitful discussions between academics from all over the world.

language: English
subtitles: none
duration: 01:58:17
Photo of the publication Narrative as Bridge: Texts and the Construction of Memory Regions – Panel

Narrative as Bridge: Texts and the Construction of Memory Regions – Panel

language: English
subtitles: none
duration: 01:41:10


Panel 'Narrative as Bridge: Texts and the Construction of Memory Regions Empire'.

Speeches:

Magdalena Saryusz-Wolska (University of Łódź): Somewhere in the East. The Commemorative Function of the TV-Miniseries Am grünen Strand der Spree (1960)

Elizabeth Johnstone (New York University): Memory Regions in Literature: Rwanda’s Write out of the Duty of Memory Initiative

Irena Šentevska (University of Arts in Belgrade): Remembering 1973: Eurovision Song Contest as a Shared Trans-national Memory


Discussant: Jens Boysen (German Historical Institute Warsaw)

Chair: Aline Sierp (Maastricht University)

From 17 to 19 of March, the Regions of Memory conference was held at the University of Warsaw Library, resulting in three days of inspiring lectures and fruitful discussions between academics from all over the world.

language: English
subtitles: none
duration: 01:41:10
Photo of the publication After Empire: Memory and Postcoloniality – Panel: Lim, Krzysztan, Toria

After Empire: Memory and Postcoloniality – Panel: Lim, Krzysztan, Toria

language: English
subtitles: none
duration: 01:40:13


Panel 'After Empire: Memory and Postcoloniality'.

Speeches:

Jie-Hyun Lim (Sogang University): Victimhood in the East European Memory Regime. Transmuting Memories from the Post-imperial to Postcolonial

Bartłomiej Krzysztan (University of Wrocław): Myth and Imagination in Memory and History Discourses in Armenia and Georgia. Rethink the Theory in Different Circumstances

Malkhaz Toria (Ilia State University): “Decolonization” of Collective Memory and Geo-political Repositioning as a Reason of Ethnic Conflicts in Post-Soviet Georgia


Discussant: Joanna Wawrzyniak (University of Warsaw)

Chair: Kate McGregor (University of Melbourne)

From 17 to 19 of March, the Regions of Memory conference was held at the University of Warsaw Library, resulting in three days of inspiring lectures and fruitful discussions between academics from all over the world.

language: English
subtitles: none
duration: 01:40:13
Photo of the publication Memory on the Move: Through Migration and Travel – Panel: Saramifar, Albrand

Memory on the Move: Through Migration and Travel – Panel: Saramifar, Albrand

language: English
subtitles: none
duration: 01:26:08


Panel 'Memory on the Move: the Formation and Deformation of Memory Regions through Migration and Travel'.

Speeches:

Younes Saramifar (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam): The Echoes of Memory and Rewriting the Old Theory: Martyrdom and Regions of Memory

Brady Albrand (University of Southern Queensland): Embodying the Prosthetic: Constructing Race and Agency Amongst White South African Migrants in Regional Australia


Discussant: Marcin Wróbel (Jagiellonnian University)

Chair: Jie-Hyun Lim (Sogang University)

From 17 to 19 of March, the Regions of Memory conference was held at the University of Warsaw Library, resulting in three days of inspiring lectures and fruitful discussions between academics from all over the world.

language: English
subtitles: none
duration: 01:26:08
Photo of the publication Memory Region Berlin/Texas – lecture by Derek Sayer

Memory Region Berlin/Texas – lecture by Derek Sayer

language: English
subtitles: none
duration: 01:09:08
language: English
subtitles: none
duration: 01:09:08
Photo of the publication The Past is Another Story – lecture by Ann Rigney

The Past is Another Story – lecture by Ann Rigney

language: English
subtitles: none
duration: 01:27:03

Keynote lecturer Ann Rigney, professor of Comparative Literature at Utrecht University, giving her lecture called 'The Past is Another Story'.

From 17 to 19 of March, the Regions of Memory II conference was held at the University of Warsaw Library, resulting in three days of inspiring lectures and fruitful discussions between academics from all over the world.

language: English
subtitles: none
duration: 01:27:03
Photo of the publication On Memory Regions – Roundtable Discussion: Olick, McGregor, Lim, Sierp

On Memory Regions – Roundtable Discussion: Olick, McGregor, Lim, Sierp

language: English
subtitles: none
duration: 01:16:15

Roundtable discussion held by: Jeffrey Olick (University of Virginia), Kate McGregor (University of Melbourne), Jie-Hyun Lim (Sogang University), Aline Sierp (Maastricht University). Chair: Joanna Wawrzyniak (University of Warsaw)

From 17 to 19 of March, the Regions of Memory II conference was held at the University of Warsaw Library, resulting in three days of inspiring lectures and fruitful discussions between academics from all over the world.

One of the central concerned topics was the assessment of the term ‘regions of memory’, as a variety of evidences show that the connotation of the term ‘region’ with a specifically geographically determined area is insufficient for the ‘hybridity’ these memory-regions can actually have.

language: English
subtitles: none
duration: 01:16:15