PROGRAM

Day 1: Wednesday, 4 February 2026

18.00 – 18.30
Arrival & Welcome

18.30 – 19.30
Prof. Dr. Botakoz KASSYMBEKOVA: Presentation – Oral History Project Zurich

Day 2: Thursday, 5 February 2026

09.00 – 09.30
Prof. Dr. Andreas MAERCKER: What is Trauma, and what do the Psy-sciences say about it

9.30 – 11.00
Working groups and discussion “Trauma in research projects”
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Botakoz KASSYMBEKOVA

11.00 – 12.00
Discussion moderated by Prof. Dr. Botakoz KASSYMBEKOVA

12.00 – 13.30 Lunch break

13.30 – 14.30
Hasan HASANOVIĆ M. A.: The Srebrenica Memorial Center’s oral history project

14.30 – 15.30
Working groups and discussion “Trauma in research projects”
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Botakoz KASSYMBEKOVA

15.30 – 16.00 Coffee Break

Day 3: Friday, 6 February 2026

9.00 – 10.00
Anna FERSZTAND M. A.: “The Politics of Storytelling” – M. Jackson, and the Ethics of listening: a critical examination of oral history interview settings and the ethical role (or responsibilities) of the researcher (Book-Presentation)

10.00 – 11.30
Working Groups and Discussion “How do we work with traumatized individuals?”
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Botakoz KASSYMBEKOVA

11:30 – 12:00
Closing Discussion
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Botakoz KASSYMBEKOVA

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Speakers
Anna Fersztand M. A.: PhD candidate, Research project SNSF Doc.CH «Postmigrant Perspectives», University of Zurich, ISEK – Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies, Popular Culture Studies
Hasan Hasanović M. A.: Head of Oral History Srebrenica Memorial Center, PhD candidate
Prof. Dr. Andreas Maercker: University of Zurich, Department of Psychology, Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention

Oral History Project Zurich Project team, workshop organization team
Prof. Dr. Botakoz Kassymbekova, Chair of East European History, University of Zurich
Dr. Sandra King-Savić, Postdoc, Institut für Slavistik und Osteuropastudien, University of Zurich
Amina Smajlović M. A., PhD candidate, Chair of East European History, University of Zurich
Dr. Daniel Ursprung, Postdoc, Chair of East European History, University of Zurich

Academic Guests
Aliya Bolatkhan, M.A., PhD candidate, ISEK – Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies, Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Zurich
Dr. Tereza Hendl, Postdoctoral Researcher, Ethik der Medizin, University of Augsburg
Dr. Nataša Mišković, Associated Researcher, Institute of History, University of Bern

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This workshop is organized by Oral History Archive at the Chair of East European History, University of Zurich and New Europe College, and it is supported by Center for Governance and Culture in Europe (GCE-HSG, University of St. Gallen).