Collegium Humanisticum

Bojarskiego Street 1

87-100 Toruń

Room AB 0.07

Tuesday, 20th June

• 8:30–11:15 Lucy Noakes (University of Essex), Using Emotions as a Category of Analysis

In this Workshop we will explore some of the ways in which historians, working within the field of ‘history of emotions’, have used emotions as a category of analysis. The first half of the workshop will focus on my work on grief in Second World War and postwar Britain, and the work of the Mass Observation Archive, a unique project that often focused on emotions  and ‘feeling’ in its work during the Second World War. In the second half of the Workshop we will open up discussion to focus on the questions, ideas and approaches that are being developed and applied by other participants, so please come along ready to discuss and work on your current research. 

• 11:15–11:45 coffee break

• 11:45–12:45 Agnieszka Łuczywek, Piotr Mucha (General Elżbieta Zawacka Foundation), Archives and Canva - creating digital images using archival photographs (computer room: AB 2.16)

During the workshop, participants will learn how to create graphics and images based on archival photographs in Canva. Participants in the workshop will learn how to prepare digital graphic materials based on photographic material, which they can use, for example, in social media. They will also learn how to create flyers, infographics, posters, etc. based on this software.

• 12:45–13:30 - lunch break

Wednesday, 21st June

• 10:30–11:00 coffee break

• 11:00–13:30 - Magdalena Wiśniewska-Drewniak (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland), Andrew Flinn (University College London), What are community archives and how to set one up? 

The workshop consists of two parts. In the first part, participants will learn what community archives are, why they are established, what kind of materials they collect and how they do it, how they use them, how they finance their activities, what problems they encounter, etc. Special emphasis will be placed on the context of community archives and their objectives and social roles. In the second part, participants will try to create their own community archive - first by thinking about what topic they want to document and why they want to do it, and then how to achieve the goals they have set for themselves.

• 13:30–14:15 - lunch break

• 14:15–16:15 - Lauri Partanen (University of Eastern Finland), Archival silences: what they are and can we avoid them?

In this workshop, we will focus on the concept of archival silences. The aim of the workshop is to observe concrete examples of archival silences in different contexts. Finally, we try to find ways to avoid or cope with the archival silences. 

Thursday, 22nd June

• 9:00–11:00 - Maryna Paliienko (Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine), The Role of Archives and Archivists in Preserving Memory of the War

The main topic of the workshop is the discussion of the mission and role of archivists and importance of archives in preserving collective and individual memory during the war. We propose to focus on the analysis of the relationship between archives and power, archives and society during the war conflicts, comparing the experience of archivists in the 20th century with new challenges arising from Russia’s war against Ukraine. It will be also important to highlight the dynamic relationship between archivists and historians in the reflection of war history and narratives.   

• 11:00–11:30 - coffee break

• 11:30–13:30 - Alicja Bartnicka (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland), Snapshots from hell. Photographs as a source of knowledge about World War II

On the fronts of World War II, German soldiers took many photos, which they sent home to show their involvement in hostilities. This material, contrary to their purpose, has become a unique source of knowledge about World War II. What are the stories behind these "snapshots from hell"? Who are the people captured on them? And finally - what was the purpose of taking these photos? These and many other questions will be answered during a workshop on World War II photography. 

• 13:30 - lunch break