Conference: The Trauma of Communism

Scholars, activists, and religious actors whose extraordinary experiences of living under communism, resisting the totalitarian state, and reflecting deeply on those experiences reveal detailed insights about life behind the iron curtain. Listen to and discuss important eyewitness accounts from Tuesday, June 29 to Thursday, July 1, 2021, as part of the three-day virtual “Trauma of Communism” conference, hosted by the Nanovic Institute for European Studies at the University of Notre Dame in collaboration with its Catholic Universities Partnership.

Speakers:
Myroslav Marynovych
Vice-Rector for University Mission, Ukrainian Catholic University
Tuesday, June 29 at 8:10 a.m. ET

Monsignor Tomáš Halík
Professor of Sociology of Religion, Charles University
Wednesday, June 30 at 11:10 a.m. ET

A. James McAdams
William M. Scholl Professor of International Affairs, University of Notre Dame
Thursday, July 1 at 8:00 a.m. ET

For more information visit the event website.

June 29, 2021

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