Conveners: Organised by Stefanie Schüler-Springorum (TU Berlin, former Gerda Henkel Foundation Visiting Professor) and David Feldman (Birkbeck)

Venue: LSE

In historical consciousness, antisemitism, race thinking, and homophobia are closely linked to the fascist dictatorships of the twentieth century. At the same time, we know that these forms of bigotry, discrimination, and pseudo-science continued even in democratic states, after war, collapse, and occupation. The conference ‘After the Catastrophe: Antisemitism, Racism, and Bio-Politics in Post-War Europe’ brings together scholars from various European countries who will examine the legacy of persecution and destruction in Europe and the significance of democracy and democratization for those who remained marginalized.