Gusen: Oblivion, Memory and the Future

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  • Marek Zając

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https://doi.org/10.12775/STW.2018.02.07

Abstract

The text is an abridged and edited version of a paper which was presented together with photographic materials at the international scientific conference entitled “Killing Intellectuals. European Intellectual Elites under German Occupation, 1939–1945”, held on 8–9 May 2017 in Vienna and accompanied by commemorative events organized in Gusen on 7 May 2017. It presents issues concerning the commemoration of the victims of the concentration camp of Mauthausen-Gusen – a location infamous even by the standards of the Second World War – and the proposal to establish a Henryk Sławik European Center of Education in Gusen.

Author Biography

Marek Zając

An independent journalist, media consultant, screenwriter and author. His publications include “Mój Auschwitz” (written jointly with Władysław Bartoszewski and Piotr M. A. Cywiński). He is a recipient of the prestigious Bishop Jan Chrapek “Ślad” award. For 12 years, Marek Zając held the position of Secretary of the International Auschwitz Council at the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, while presently he heads the Council of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation and also works as the Channel Director of “Polsat Rodzina”. His services for the commemoration of memory have been recognized by the award of the Silver Cross of Merit.
Selected publications:
Kościół bez znieczulenia. Z bp. Tadeuszem Pieronkiem rozmawia Marek Zając (2004); Prymas Wyszyński nieznany (2016); Pędzę jak dziki tapir. Bartoszewski w 93 odsłonach (2018); Franciszek Macharski. Gawędy o niezwykłym kardynale (2018).

Studia nad Totalitaryzmami i Wiekiem XX Tom 2 2018

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Published

2025-09-21

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ZAJĄC, Marek. Gusen: Oblivion, Memory and the Future. Totalitarian and 20th Century Studies. Online. 21 September 2025. Vol. 2, pp. 88-93 (PL), 222-228 (ENG). [Accessed 30 December 2025]. DOI 10.12775/STW.2018.02.07.

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Vol. 2 (2018)

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