The Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies at the University of Victoria is pleased to accept applications for the next I-witness Field School. In May of 2016, Dr. Helga Thorson will lead a group of students to central Europe to study Holocaust memorialization. Participants on the field school encounter various types of memorial spaces in three different countries-from the sites of former concentration camps to the stumbling stone project, from former ghettos to railway stations, from cemeteries to T-4 euthanasia sites, from museums to memorials. This field school course consists of one week of intensive study at the University of Victoria followed by three weeks in Central Europe (May 2 - May 29, 2016).

The title of the 2016 field school is: "Exploring the Past: Confronting Racism, Antisemitism, and Homophobia in the Present EU" and we are pleased to announce that there will be a $1000 travel grant for each participantavailable through the European Union Centre of Excellence.

The Field School is designed for students from any discipline and is also open to applicants from other universities. Graduate students are also encouraged to apply upon permission from their graduate program supervisor.  For further information, contact Helga Thorson at iwitness@uvic.ca.