Organizers and partner institutions 

Presidents of the MSA 

Jeffrey Olick, Professor of Sociology and History at the University of Virginia and Chair of the Sociology Department 

Aline Sierp, Assistant Professor in European Studies at Maastricht University 

Hanna Teichler, Postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of English and American Studies, Goethe University Frankfurt (Interim president)

Jenny Wüstenberg, Associate Professor of Twentieth Century History at Nottingham Trent University  


Local Committee

Dr Małgorzata Pakier, European Network Remembrance and Solidarity - Chair 

Dr hab. Magdalena Saryusz-Wolska, German Historical Institute Warsaw - Co-Chair 

Dr hab. Joanna Wawrzyniak, University of Warsaw - Member of MSA Executive Committee 

Antoni Zakrzewski, European Network Remembrance and Solidarity / University of Warsaw - general coordination support

Róża Kochanowska, University of Warsaw - conference assistant 

Dr Zofia Wóycicka, German Historical Institute Warsaw - conference software coordinator 

Dr Małgorzata Łukianow, Polish Academy of Sciences - conference budget coordinator, Polish Memory Studies Group co-chair 

Dr Kamilla Biskupska, University of Opole - Polish Memory Studies Group co-chair 

Dr Zuzanna Bogumił, Polish Academy of Sciences - waivers coordinator 

Prof. Roma Sendyka, Jagiellonian University - conference cultural program coordinator

Dr Katarzyna Chmielewska, Polish Academy of Sciences - conference cultural program coordinator

Matteo Mazzini, Polish Academy of Sciences - communication, Polish media coordinator 

Dr Barbara Markowska, Collegium Civitas - software, pre-events coordinator

Prof. Iwona Kurz, University of Warsaw - Museum Avenue coordination

Zofia Sikorska, University of Warsaw - conference program coordination

Anna Michalska, European Network Remembrance and Solidarity - communication, social media


Additional Support 

Dr Paweł Dobrosielski, University of Warsaw - software 

Dr hab. Małgorzata Głowacka-Grajper, University of Warsaw

Prof. Adam Kola, Nicolaus Copernicus University 

Dr hab. Dobrochna Kałwa, University of Warsaw

Dr Maria Kobielska, Jagiellonian University - conference cultural program

Dr Agnieszka Nowakowska, University of Warsaw

Aleksandra Szczepan, Jagiellonian University

Maciej Kidawa, European Network Remembrance and Solidarity - communication 

Wendi Zhou, University of Washington - communication 

Wojciech Wieczorek - conference intern

Jenna E. Chandu - conference intern, Jeannette K. Watson Fellow

Csongor Molnar - conference intern


Program Committee

Dr hab. Joanna Wawrzyniak, University of Warsaw - Chair 

Prof. Erica Lehrer, Concordia University - co-Chair

Prof. Jeffrey K. Olick, University of Virginia

Dr Jocelyn Martin, University of Manila

Dr Małgorzata Pakier, European Network Remembrance and Solidarity

Prof. Alicia Salomone, University of Chile

Dr Tea Sindbæk Andersen, University of Copenhagen

Dr Zofia Wóycicka, German Historical Institute Warsaw

Prof. Jenny Wüstenberg, Nottingham Trent University


Selection Committee

Dr Kamilla Biskupska, University of Opole 

Dr Zuzanna Bogumił, Polish Academy of Sciences

Prof. Erin Cory, Malmö University

Dr Katarzyna Chmielewska, Polish Academy of Sciences

Dr Joana Duyster Borreda, University of Copenhagen

Dr Paweł Dobrosielski, University of Warsaw

Prof. Agnieszka Halemba, Polish Academy of Sciences

Dr Karina Jarzyńska, Jagiellonian University

Prof. Adam Kola, Nicolaus Copernicus University 

Dr Daria Khlevnyuk, Stony Brook University

Dr Maria Kobielska, Jagiellonian University

Dr Carmen Levick, University of Sheffield

Dr Barbara Markowska, Collegium Civitas

Dr Jakub Muchowski, Jagiellonian University

Prof. Jocelyn Martin, Ateneo de Manila University

Dr Samuel Merrill, Umeå University

Prof. Jeffrey K. Olick, University of Virginia

Prof. Jessica Ortner, University of Copenhagen

Dr Ksenia Robbe, University of Groningen

Prof. Alicia Salomone, University of Chile

Dr Amy Sodaro, Borough of Manhattan Community College

Dr Kinga Siewior, Jagiellonian University

Dr hab. Magdalena Saryusz-Wolska, German Historical Institute Warsaw

Prof. Pauline Stolz, Aalborg University

Prof. Piotr Szpunar, University at Albany

Prof. Roma Sendyka, Jagiellonian University

Dr hab. Joanna Wawrzyniak, University of Warsaw

Dr Victoria Walden, University of Sussex 

Dr Zofia Wóycicka, German Historical Institute Warsaw


For more information on MSA please visit https://www.memorystudiesassociation.org/

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