WELCOME

The Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies at the University of Victoria is pleased to again offer a new and life-changing course, to be held in Central Europe beginning in May 2012 called the I-witness Holocaust Field School Project. This field school is designed to explore ways in which the Holocaust has been memorialized at various Central European historical sites, museums and monuments and will provide students with an opportunity to acquire a deeper understanding of antisemitism, racism, religious intolerance, homophobia and the stigmatization of the mentally and physically disabled communities.

The program will run from May 7 to June 2, with the first week of classes taking place at the University of Victoria and the following three weeks in Europe. Participants will travel to Berlin (Germany), Warsaw and Cracow, (Poland), and Prague (Czech Republic).