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Research in the Centre

A central Mission of the Stanley Burton Centre is:

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  • to conduct research into the Holocaust, its implications and subjects closely related to it, including Jewish history, inter-faith relations, anti-Semitism and racism, fascism and extreme right-wing political movements, crimes against humanity and genocides
  • to expand the production of scholarly publications in these areas to bring the particular contribution of the Stanley Burton Centre to current debates on the Holocaust and its related issues.

All members of staff of the Stanley Burton Centre engage in internationally recognised research.

Book Series

Our book series, in conjunction with the publishers Palgrave Macmillan, aims to demonstrate the continuing relevance of the Holocaust and its issues.

Publications

List of publications by members of the Centre and forthcoming and current publications in our book series.

Conferences

The Stanley Burton Centre for Holocaust and Genocide Studies holds an annual conference each year. To find out when and where conference will be held please view our conferences.

Projects

Current research projects in the centre.

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Contact Details

The Stanley Burton Centre
School of Historical Studies
University of Leicester
University Road
Leicester LE1 7RH
UK

T: (44+)116 252 2802

F: (44+)116 252 3986

E: burtoncentre@le.ac.uk  

Media please contact the Press Office

News in the Centre

27 June 2013: Alex Korb is presenting at the Conference: The Holocaust in Yugoslavia: History, Memory, and Culture – a Reappraisal. His talk is entitled "Integrating Non - German Perpetrators into European Narratives of the Holocaust"

13-15 June, 2013, Academy of Sciences, Budapest: Catastrophe and Utopia Central and Eastern European Intellectual Horizons, 1933 – 1958

11 June 2013, 4-5pm: A talk by Holocaust survivor Joanna Millan (organised by the Holocaust Education Trust) at Peter Williams Lecture Theatre, followed by a question and answer session in the Ogden Lewis Suite. The event is free of charge and open to the public.

4 June 2013: Book launch at the Topography of Terror in Berlin: Dr. Alexander Korb in conversation with Prof. Michael Wildt.

2 June 2013: Book launch at the Holocaust Memorial in Paris: Dr Fransiska Louwagie and Anny Dayan Rosenman (eds), Un ciel de sang et de cendres: Piotr Rawicz et la solitude du témoin (2013). Please click here for details.

Our Book Series

Find out about our book series, including how to submit a proposal.