Featured Lecture: “Locating Women in the Revolt: Gender and Spaces of Resistance at Treblinka”
Chad Gibbs (PhD Candidate in History, University of Wisconsin at Madison)
In this lecture, Chad Gibbs (PhD candidate, UW Madison, 2020-2021 Breslauer, Rutman, and Anderson Research Fellow) presents on the role of women in the acts and spaces of resistance that led to the 1943 uprising at Treblinka.
November 30, 2020
My Reluctant Encounter With the USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive
I never intended to spend months listening to Holocaust testimonies.
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November 11, 2020
Testimonies and Resistance at Treblinka: Reflections from 2020-2021 Breslauer, Rutman, and Anderson Research Fellow Chad Gibbs
My recent stay at the USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my academic career. From the remarkable power and content of the Visual History Archive, to the welcoming and helpful nature of the staff and donor community, I leav
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August 31, 2020
Testimonies and the Socioeconomic Aspects of the Armenian Genocide: Reflections from 2019-2020 Junior Postdoctoral Research Fellow Mehmet Polatel
As a postdoctoral research fellow at the USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research in the 2019-2020 academic year, I carried out a research project focusing on the long-term impact of Hamidian Massacres of 1894-97 and the experiences of genocide survivors with regards to extortio
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August 31, 2020
Beyond words: Reflections from 2020 Lev Student Research Fellow Rachel Zaretsky
I had the opportunity to research the USC Shoah Foundation's Visual History Archive this past summer thanks to the Beth and Arthur Lev Student Research Fellowship. I was initially introduced to the archive through a course taught by Dr.
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The USC Casden Institute presents a Casden Conversation featuring Dr. Wolf Gruner in conversation with Dr. Steve Ross
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Wednesday, January 27, 2021 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm
