During the summer school, we aim to explore new methodological perspectives, combining local and transnational history, based on various re-interpreted sources or previously unknown materials, with using different research methods and tools in conducting studies on the Holocaust. We are especially interested in the Holocaust in provincial areas – smaller towns and rural regions outside major cities – with different dynamics and factors of violence and attempts of survival. Lastly, we will reflect on remembrance and challenges in Holocaust studies – especially in the context of the “crisis of memory”, related to the passing away of the last survivors and witnesses and the emergence of new, especially digital, research methods and tools. 
The goal of the summer school is to encourage an exchange between young scholars (PhD and advanced MA students) researching on Central and Eastern Europe. It will also be an opportunity to present and discuss projects, methodological approaches and sources. We plan also visits to Holocaust sites in central Poland. 

The Seminar is meant for researchers at the graduate and doctoral studies level, both historians and those in neighboring fields such as sociology, anthropology, or cultural studies. It will be held in English. Organizers will cover participants’ accommodation and travel costs (up to a limit of 300 Euros for participants from Europe and 800 Euros for those from overseas).

International Summer School
„Innovative Perspectives on Holocaust Research: Sources, Methods, and Digital Tools"
5-10 July 2026, Warsaw

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