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On behalf of the organizers, the Polish Academy of Sciences \u2013 Scientific Centre in Vienna, the Faculty of History, University of Warsaw, and the Museum of the Second World War<\/strong>, we invite you to participate in the conference \u201eNarrating Justice: Postwar Trials in Memory and Culture\u201d<\/em><\/strong>, which will take place on June 11-12, 2026, in Vienna. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The discussion on post-war reckoning provides an opportunity to reflect on contemporary responses to violence and human rights violations, as well as on the role of scholarly research in the face of current conflicts and growing political tensions in Europe and around the world. The conference seeks to examine post-war trials as a long-term historical, legal, social, and cultural phenomenon. Drawing on approaches from different fields of scholarship, it will address the immediate post-1945 tribunals and their aftermath, as well as later trials and broader processes of post-conflict justice in diverse contexts. Attention will be given to the historical, social, and media contexts of these trials, their forms of documentation and reception, as well as their representation in literature, film, theatre, music, and the visual arts. We also invite contributions focusing on non- European contexts, perspectives, and historical settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We invite abstracts covering topics that include, but are not limited to:
Historical and Legal Contexts:<\/strong> The Nuremberg Trials and their impact on the development of international criminal law; Trials in Germany, Austria, Poland, and other countries; Shifts in legal categories: from war crimes to crimes against humanity
Social and Political Dimensions:<\/strong> Reception of post\u2011war trials in European societies; Public debates on guilt, responsibility, and retribution; The role of victims\u2019 and witnesses\u2019 testimonies
Trials in the Media:<\/strong> Press, radio, television, and digital coverage of trials, Documentary recordings as historical sources, Visual and rhetorical strategies in depicting perpetrators and victims
Cultural and Artistic Representations:<\/strong> Trials as motifs in literature, theatre, film, and the visual arts; Artistic reconstructions, reinterpretations, and revisitations; Documentary literature and nonfiction in the context of legal history
Memory Studies and Politics of Memory:<\/strong> Post\u2011war trials in European cultural memory; Transnational and comparative perspectives; Institutionalization of the memory of trials
(museums, archives, education)
Contemporary Relevance:<\/strong> Continuities between post\u2011war tribunals and modern international courts; Narratives of responsibility in the context of contemporary conflicts; Challenges for law, memory, and justice in the twenty\u2011first century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TIMELINE AND SUBMISSIONS<\/strong>
Proposals must include, in a single PDF file:
1) paper abstract (max. 1,000 words)
2) brief biography of the author(s)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All conference submissions must be in English, and all accepted works are to be presented in
English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Proposals for the conference should be submitted to office@vienna.pan.pl by March 22, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ACCOMMODATION AND TRAVEL<\/strong>
The conference will take place over two days, on 11\u201312 June 2026, at the Polish Academy of Sciences \u2013 Scientific Centre in Vienna (Boerhaavegasse 25, 1030 Vienna).
The organisers encourage in-person participation by all speakers. However, depending on the circumstances, some presentations could be delivered online. Please note that invited speakers will be responsible for their transport to and from Vienna.
Participation in the conference is free of charge, and participants will be offered lunch and coffee during the breaks. Participants without institutional support may receive reimbursement of travel expenses up to \u20ac150 per person, as well as modest complimentary accommodation at the PAS Scientific Centre in Vienna. For those requesting support, a brief statement of purpose (500\u2013650 words) should be submitted with the abstract and biography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inquiries can be made by e-mail to monika.gromala@vienna.pan.pl, milena.blahuta@vienna.pan.pl<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.umcs.pl\/en\/news,19979,the-conference-narrating-justice-postwar-trials-in-memory-and-culture-,179035.chtm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/vienna.pan.pl\/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1220&Itemid=1380&lang=pl<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Obavijest je objavljena i na portalu Historiografija.ba<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/historiografija.ba\/historija-u-javnosti\/naucne-manifestacije\/narrating-justice-postwar-trials-in-memory-and-culture<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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