About the event
The aim of the conference “Å�ódź – nauka, pamięć, ideologiaâ€� is an attempt to look at the various images of the city created in the broadly understood historical thought in the 20th century. The circle of interest will include historiographical, literary, sociological and memorological discourses. The organisers of the event wish to show the image of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ created by the Polish, German and Jewish communities.

The meeting is organised as part of the long-standing cooperation between and the University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ. The conference will be attended by researchers from both these centres and other Polish and German institutions.
The conference will be accompanied by the promotion of a Polish translation of the history of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ in the 20th century, by German historian Hans Juergen Boemelburg.
Organisers of the event include: Jerzy Giedroyc Centre at the University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ, , Department of History of Historiography and Auxiliary Sciences of History at the University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ, , , , Department of German Studies at the Institute of German Philology, University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ.
Programme
26 March – the first day of the conference
Location: the Faculty Council Room – hm. A. Kamińskiego 27a, 1st floor
Opening of the conference – 4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
The history of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ as a research problem – multidisciplinary approach – moderated by Andrzej Czyżewski (the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences / Jerzy Giedroyc Centre, University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ) – 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
- Untapped opportunities? White spots in the regional history of industrial centres in the Polish lands, with special reference to ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ, Kamil Åšmiechowski (University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ)
- East/West, Local/Global, Centre/Periphery: is ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ always in the same place? Agata Zysiak (Universität Wien/University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ)
- Oral histories as a research method and life practice. On the example of the activities of the Topography Association and the Digital Archive of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Miastograf, Marta Madejska (Topography Association]
Dinner for the conference participants – 7:30 p.m.
27 March – the 2nd day of the conference
Location: Room 204 – hm. A. Kamińskiego 27a, 2nd floor
The ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ press as a creator of the city's memory – moderated by Ewa Wiatr (Centre for Jewish Studies, University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ) – 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
- Rocznik Å�ódzki – journal and environment, JarosÅ‚aw Kita (University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ)
- German press of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ as a factor creating historical memory of the city, Monika Kucner (University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ)
- Jewish press as a factor co-creating the identity of the city, Dariusz Dekiert (University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ)
Coffee break – 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Around institutions and environments – moderated by Marta Sikorska (University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ) – 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- Not obvious synergy. Archivist or historian? The State Archive in ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ in the current of scientific research in the 20th century, Bartosz Górecki (State Archive in ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ)
- The environment of researchers of Jewish ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ until 1939, Adam Sitarek (Centre for Jewish Studies, University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ).
- Memory of German "expellees" and publications by Peter E. Nasarski (1914-2011) and Oskar Kossmann (1904-1998), Matthias Barelkowski (Berlin)
Lunch break – 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ through the eyes of German and Jewish residents – moderated by Andreas Lawaty (Lüneburg) – 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Adolf Eichler (1877-1945) and German memory in the volkist-nationalist version, Heidi Hein-Kircher, (Martin Opitz Bibliothek/Ruhr Universität Bochum)
- Remembrance of German socialists from DSAP: Otto Heike (1901-1990), Georg W. Strobel (1923-2010) and others, Hans-Jürgen Bömelburg (Justus-Liebig Universität Gießen)
- Filip Friedman as a pioneer of Jewish historiography in ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ, Natalia Aleksiun (University of Florida/Centre for Jewish Studies, University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ)
28 March – the 3rd day of the conference
Location: The Faculty Council Room –hm. A. Kamińskiego 27a, 1st floor
"Red" ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ â€“ moderated by Jolanta Kolbuszewska (University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ) – 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
- Gryzelda Missalowa (1901–1978) and her vision of the history of industrial ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ, RafaÅ‚ Stobiecki (University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ)
- The contribution of Pawel Kroc to the shaping of the image of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ at the turn of the 20th century, Slawomir M. Nowinowski (University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ)
- From the history of "Red ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ". Barbara Wachowska (1929-2005) and research on the history of the ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ labour movement, Kamil PiskaÅ‚a (University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ)
Coffee break – 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ â€“ a non-obvious portrait – moderated by: Krzysztof Lesiakowski (University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ) - 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- Anna Rynkowska and her monograph of Piotrkowska Street, Jolanta Kolbuszewska (University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ)
- Karl Dedecius – lodzermensch in exile, Andreas Lawaty (Lüneburg)
- Tadeusz Bojanowski and ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ historiography of the 1980s, Andrzej Kobak (University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ)
Lunch break – 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ â€“ between history and remembrance – moderated by Hans-Jürgen Bömelburg (JLU) – 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Jewish Books of Remembrance (Yitzkor Books). A research reconnaissance, Krystyna Radziszewska (University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ)
- "UmiejÄ™tnie unika sÄ…dów o nacjonalistycznym zabarwieniu". Miroslaw Cyganski (1925-2016) and research on the German occupation of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ in 1939-1945, Michal Turski (Centre for Historical Research in Berlin of the Polish Academy of Sciences)
- Unwanted history – research on the ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ ghetto in the Polish People's Republic, Andrzej Czyżewski (Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences/Jerzy Giedroyc Centre, University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ)
Summary and conclusion of the proceedings – 5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.