Articles
An entangled memoryscape: Holocaust memory on social media
Abstract Within Holocaust studies, there has been an increasingly uncritical acceptance that by engaging with social media, Holocaust memory has shifted from the ‘era of the witness’ to the ‘era of the user’ (Hogervorst 2020). [...]
Is Digitalization a Blessing or a Curse for Holocaust Memorialization?
Published in Eastern European Holocaust Studies Introduction I recently commented on the international furore provoked by the plans Moscow filmmaker Ilya Khrzhanovsky leaked in May 2020 for the renovation of the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial [...]
Understanding Holocaust memory and education in the digital age: before and after Covid-19
Abstract This editorial introduces this special edition of Holocaust Studies, which reflects on how bringing concerns central to the fields of Digital Media, Communication and Cultural Studies to bear on Holocaust Studies raises significant questions [...]
What is Virtual Holocaust Memory?
Abstract As more Holocaust memorial and educational organizations engage with digital technologies, the notion of virtual Holocaust memory has come to the fore. However, while this term is generally used simply to describe digital [...]
New Ethical Questions and Social Media: Young People’s Construction of Holocaust Memory Online
Originally published in Frames Cinema Journal Introduction Much of the discourse about the ethics of Holocaust representation considers it a sacred event that imposes representational limits. Survivors are often considered “authorities” of Holocaust memory. [...]