We are looking for participants for a panel for the ESSHC (European Social Science History Conference) titled “Capturing Violence Against Women and Children in Oral History Interviews”.
The conference will be held in Lyon, France, from 21–24 April 2027.
The panel addresses the methodological and ethical challenges of identifying and interpreting experiences of violence against women and children in oral history interviews, particularly in the context of the Second World War and the immediate postwar period.
The panel will feature the following speakers:
- Marta Pawlińska (University of Warsaw, Poland), examines narratives of violence experienced by Polish forced labourers, especially young women who worked as domestic servants in German households.
- Jakub Gałęziowski (University of Warsaw, Poland), works with individuals who were born as a consequence of forced labour during the war or shortly after its end and who often grew up without parental care as so-called unaccompanied children.
- Maria Buko (University of Konstanz, Germany), collects narratives of war orphans who, for various reasons, were left without family as a result of the war.
In each of the presented cases, different forms of violence are present, yet they are not always articulated explicitly. Rather, they often emerge indirectly and must be carefully identified within lengthy personal narratives.
This panel therefore reflects on the methodological and ethical questions involved in recognizing and interpreting such experiences of violence, as well as on responsible approaches to addressing violence both during the interview process and in subsequent analysis.
We invite scholars with corresponding interests to join this panel.
Submission Details
Please send:
- a proposal for your presentation, and
- a short academic CV
by 08 April 2026 to: ma.pawlinska@uw.edu.pl
We are looking forward to hearing from you!
Marta Pawlińska, Jakub Gałęziowski, Maria Buko
Contact Email
ma.pawlinska@uw.edu.pl
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