The Second World War is probably the most enduring event and conflict in contemporary societies and their memories. The (re)construction of these memories remains, almost 80 years after its end, a challenge or even an unresolved issue. In this sense, the integration and problematization of the roles and experiences of vulnerable, subaltern or secondary subjects has emerged as one of the most urgent aspects.
In this International Congress, the result of the REMEMCHILD project (Remembering Childhood in European Wartimes), we will address the various dimensions that connect the history of childhoods with war experiences, as well as the changes throughout contemporary times. Childhoods that were agents, victims or recipients of the war and the policies that followed, and whose history is irremediably interconnected with other variables, such as gender or the system of coloniality. Considering that war memories transcend the chronology of the conflict and are part of the evolutions and resistance experienced throughout the century, the panels and conferences of this Congress will highlight the role of women as agents of social change, the meanings of war experiences for/of childhood and the impact of colonialism. Furthermore, attendees will have the opportunity to visit the exhibition “Childhoods in a World at War (1939-1945),“ which was developed as part of the REMEMCHILD project.
Agenda
Wednesday, October 23
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Opening
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Panel 1: Women and Social Change in the 20th Century
Speakers:
María Dolores Ramos Palomo (University of Málaga)
Fanny Gallot (University of Paris-Est-Créteil)
Mónica Moreno Seco (University of Alicante)
Moderator: Rocío Negrete (University of Zaragoza)
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Panel 2: War Experiences and Childhood
Speakers:
Laura López Martín (URJC)
Jesús Alonso (Université Bordeaux-Montaigne)
Sébastien Farré (Université de Genève)
Moderator: Matilde Eiroa (University Carlos III)
6:30 p.m. Conference by Joanna Bourke (University of London)
Presented and moderated by: Miguel Alonso (UNED)
Thursday, October 24
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Panel 3: Colonialism and Gender
Speakers:
Teresa Segura (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Mayka de Castro (Universitat de Valencia)
Carla Bauza (Universitat Pompeu Fabra), Cielo Zaidenwerg (Universitat de Barcelona). Moderator: Celeste Muñoz (UNED)
- 12:30 p.m. Conference by Xosé Manoel Núñez Seixas (University of Santiago)
Presented and moderated by: Jordi Guixé (EUROM, University of Barcelona) - 1:30 p.m. Closing Remarks
Rocío Negrete (University of Zaragoza), Celeste Muñoz (UNED-EUROM), Iratxe Momoitio (Peace Museum of Gernika)
Off-programmed:
- 4:30 p.m. Visit to the Memorial Space of the Women’s Prison of Les Corts
Guided by Nuria Ricart (University of Barcelona)
Related project
REMEMCHILD. Remembering Childhood in European Wartimes