30 June, 2022

IHRS leads two panels on the Congress of Nordic Historians

On August 8-11th, the 30th Congress of Nordic Historians takes place at Gothenburg University. The theme of the Conference is “Global and local”. See the full programme here. The IHRS leads two panels under the heading Antisemitism in the Nordic countries: Regional expressions of global patterns of thought. Both panels will take place on August 8 and have a comparative perspective. During the Malmö Forum in 2021, the Swedish government pledged to fund research on antisemitism and the Holocaust, and this and next year, Sweden holds the Presidency of the IHRA. But how does Swedish research on antisemitism compare to the field in the other Nordic countries? What challenges and opportunities does it face?

The first panel will deal with “The infrastructure of antisemitism in the Nordic countries: Organizations, publications, impact”. Heléne Lööw, Uppsala University, will talk about Sweden, Kjetil Braut Simonsen, Oslo Jewish Museum, will talk about Norway, Sofie Lene Bak, Copenhagen University, on Denmark and Oula Silvennoinen, Helsinki University, on Finland. The panel is moderated by Karin Kvist Geverts (Director of the IHRS).

The second panel deals with “The antisemitic imagination in the Nordic countries: Perceptions, manifestations, reactions”. In it, Lars M Andersson, Uppsala University, will talk about Sweden, Terje Emberland, HL-Senteret, Oslo, will talk about Norway, Sofie Lene Bak, Copenhagen University, on Denmark and Oula Silvennoinen, Helsinki University, on Finland. The panel is moderated by Karin Kvist Geverts (Director of the IHRS).

 

BILDTEXT: The flag of Ukraine outside Gothenburg University. Photo: Johan Wingborg