Lukasz Krzyzanowski‘s dissertation, tentatively titled “A Void Around: Everyday Life in Middle-Sized Polish Cities After the Shoah,” examines the survivors’ homecoming to two middle-sized cities (Radom and Kalisz) in the immediate aftermath of war. He attempts to reconstruct the social trajectories of the survivors and their efforts to rebuild their life back home. These issues are addressed with consideration of other groups present in the cities, as well as the history of Polish-Jewish relations before and during the Holocaust. With this study, Mr. Krzyzanowski inquires into the material and social consequences of the Holocaust in Poland. Mr. Krzyzanowski holds an MA in sociology from the Jagiellonian University and another in European Studies from the University of Exeter, UK. His dissertation advisor is Professor Marcin Kula.