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The Resistance in Belgium during the Second World War

Study Day

World War II
Colloquium

CegeSoma is pleased to invite you on 25 April to a study day about the Resistance in Belgium during the Second World War.
This day shall consist of two parts. The morning session is dedicated to the presentation of the new thematic issue about the Resistance of the Journal of Belgian History. During the afternoon session you will have the occasion to hear the conclusions of the inter-university seminar about the Resistance at local level of students from UCL and Antwerp University.

Program

Morning session: Presentation of the new thematic issue about the Resistance of the Journal of Belgian History (JBH)

  • 9.00 am: Welcome
  • 9.30 am: Opening message - Nico Wouters (CegeSoma/State Archives)
  • 9.35 am: Introduction - Babette Weyns (UGent) & Michèle Corthals (UAntwerpen)
  • 10.05 am: Round table (1) + discussion : New perspectives on the history of the Resistance
    • Panel: Marnix Beyen (UAntwerpen), Bruno De Wever (UGent) & Michèle Corthals (UAntwerpen)
    • Host: Fabrice Maerten (CegeSoma/State Archives)
  • 10.45 am: Coffee break
  • 11.10 am: Round table (2) + discussion : The image of the Resistance in the postwar period
    • Panel: Babette Weyns (UGent), Florence Rasmont (ULB), Bénédicte Rochet (UNamur)
    • Host: Koen Aerts (CegeSoma/State Archives & UGent)
  • 11.50 am: Conclusion - Nico Wouters (CegeSoma/State Archives)
  • 12.00 noon: Presentation of the Musée de la résistance - Samuel Pauwels (Musée de la Résistance)
  • 12.15 pm: Presentation of CegeSoma projects about the Resistance : Belgium WWII - Chantal Kesteloot (CegeSoma/State Archives) and  project Wikibase - Anne Chardonnens (CegeSoma/State Archives)

12.30 pm: Lunch

Afternoon session: Conclusions of the interuniversity seminar (Université catholique de Louvain - UAntwerpen): 'A social history of the Resistance in small Belgian municipalities'

  • 1.30 pm: Introduction - Fabrice Maerten (CegeSoma/State Archives)
  • 1.40 pm: Presentation of the general results of the seminar - Marnix Beyen (UAntwerpen) & Emmanuel Debruyne (UCL)

Presentation of results by subject by the students of UCL and UAntwerpen + discussion

  • 2.00 pm: Topic (1) : Suburban municipalities
  • 2.20 pm: Topic (2) : Regional centres
  • 3.00 pm: Coffee break
  • 3.30 pm: Topic  (3) : Industrial municipalities
  • 3.50 pm: Topic (4) : Mixed municipalities
  • 4.30 pm: Considerations about the results of the seminar - José Gotovitch (honorary professor at ULB/former director of CegeSoma)
25/04/2022 - 09:30 to 16:45

Practical information:

Venue: Conference room of CegeSoma, Square de l'Aviation 29 – 1070 Brussels

Date: Monday 25 April 2022 (9.30 am – 4.45 pm)

We are sorry to inform you that all available places are taken - it is no longer possible to register for this event.

Languages of the study day: French and Dutch

 

Attention! Public health measures: a number of saftey measures remain applicable at the premises of CegeSoma. Please disinfect your hands when arriving at CegeSoma. Proper ventilation shall be ensured in the meeting room before and after the conference. We reserve the right to cancel this study day in case public health measures make it impossible to hold the conference at the scheduled date. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding!

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