Lessons and Legacies is a biannual conference in
Holocaust studies
Holocaust studies, or sometimes Holocaust research, is a scholarly discipline that encompasses the historical research and study of the Holocaust. Institutions dedicated to Holocaust research investigate the multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary ...
organized by the
Holocaust Educational Foundation
The Holocaust Educational Foundation (HEF) is a nonprofit organization founded by Theodore Zev Weiss in 1976 and dedicated to the support of teaching and research about the Holocaust at the university level. A part of Northwestern University si ...
and first held in 1989. The conference has produced more than ten volumes of
conference proceedings
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, which are published by
Northwestern University Press
Northwestern University Press is an American publishing house affiliated with Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. It publishes 70 new titles each year in the areas of continental philosophy, poetry, Slavic and German literary criticism ...
. Historian
Anna Hájková
Anna Hájková (born 1978) is a Czech-British historian who is currently a faculty member at the University of Warwick. She specializes in the study of everyday life during the Holocaust and sexuality and the Holocaust. According to Hájková, "M ...
writes that it is "widely acknowledged to be the central academic conference for Holocaust study and research".
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Volumes
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*Lessons and Legacies XV, The Holocaust: Global Perspectives and National Narratives, Washington University in St. Louis, November 2018
*Lessons and Legacies XVI: The Holocaust: Rethinking Paradigms in Research and Representation postponed to November 2021 due to
COVID-19 pandemic
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Awards
Volume I won the
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award The Anisfield-Wolf Book Award is an American literary award dedicated to honoring written works that make important contributions to the understanding of racism and the appreciation of the rich diversity of human culture. Established in 1935 by Clev ...
for nonfiction in 1992.
References
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External links
Northwestern University Press Humanities conferences
Holocaust studies
Northwestern University Press books
1989 establishments in Illinois