Ackerman Center Podcast
The Ackerman Center Podcast
The Ackerman Center Podcast provides a space for the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies to publicly engage in a thoughtful and in-depth conversation about the Holocaust, genocide, and human rights studies. Launched in 2020, this podcast works to extend the conversation beyond academic audiences—providing an educational, engaging, and transformative experience. Through engaging with the past, we work to promote solutions for global justice and peace in our world. Find all of the Ackerman Center Podcast episodes on Spotify, Google Podcasts, and RadioPublic.
This podcast was launched by Dr. Sarah Valente in Spring 2020 as a way to provide ongoing connection at a time when the world was enduring a radical disconnection. Dr. Valente hosted, co-hosted, and edited episodes 1–31.
You can stream all past and upcoming episodes on the podcast’s website and major streaming platforms.
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- In this insightful 13 minute conversation, Dr. Mehak Burza sits down with Mr. Ron Schwarz, the author of "Quiet Strength of Resilience" who briefly discusses the book, sharing the inspiration behind it and the powerful story of his father's journey. He works in the information […]
- In this special episode, Dr. Shilyh Warren, Associate Professor of Film Studies and Associate Dean of Graduate Studies in the Bass School at UTD, speaks with Professor Emerita, Dr. Irene Kacandes, The Dartmouth Professor of German and Comparative Literature at Dartmouth College until 2024, about […]
- Join us for a compelling journey through the ruins of the Nazi reign of terror. In this walking tour episode Dr. Roemer leads Dr. Katie Fisher through the memorial site at Auschwitz and then the Topography of Terror memorial site in Berlin. Beginning in Auschwitz, […]
- In this episode Dr. Nils Roemer hosts an engaging conversation with Mr. Marc Masurovsky. Mr. Masurovsky is the the co-founder of the Holocaust Art Restitution Project (HARP) in September 1997 and served as its Director of Research. He explores the challenges of ownership, the role […]
- We are honored to have Dr. Stacy Gallin, a renowned expert in ethics, law, and human rights, as our guest. Dr. Gallin is the Director of the Center to Combat Antisemitism and Reinforce Multicultural Acceptance, or CARMA, which was launched in October 2024. The center’s […]
- In this episode, we introduce the newest member of the Ackerman Center faculty, Dr. Cuellar Cuellar, who hails from El Salvador. Dr. Cuellar Cuellar, an assistant professor of history, is not only an academic; she is also a passionate Salvadoran international human rights lawyer with […]
Resources for the series “A Year in the Third Reich”
Dr. Nils Roemer, Host
Dean of the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of the Arts, Humanities, and Technology
Director of the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies
Arts, Humanities, and Technology Distinguished Chair
Stan and Barbara Rabin Distinguished Professor in Holocaust Studies
Dr. Mehak Burza, Producer
Program Coordinator for Online Global Initiatives,
Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies
PhD in Literary Representations of the Holocaust, An Assessment.
Previous Affiliates
Dr. Katie Fisher
Producer, Host, Editor (2021-2025)
PhD in Visual & Performing Arts, UT Dallas 2024
Dissertation Title: Tracing Landscape Dismemberment Through Time: Mapping Sinkholes as Symptoms of Slow Violence Against Landscape Assemblages in Mexico City and New Orleans
Angie Simmons
Host, Writer, Researcher (2021-2024)
PhD candidate, School of Arts and Humanities
Taher Yusuf Ali
Multi-media Producer (2023-24)
MS Computer Science
Erik Jonsson School of Engineering & Computer Science
Dr. Sarah Valente
Producer, Host (2020-21)
PhD in Humanities, UT Dallas 2019
Dissertation Title: Holocaust Aftermath and Memory in Brazil