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Entgrenzung der Erinnerung. Digitale Erinnerungskultur an den Holocaust
Dissolution of memory. Digital culture of remembrance of the Holocaust

Author(s): Ewa Turkowska
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, History of the Holocaust
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the digital memory culture of the Holocaust as an example of various processes and phenomena of the erasure of borders that occur in today’s cultural and media landscape. In the theoretical section, the phases in remembrance of the Holocaust in Germany and Poland are presented. Next, the web formats of digital memory culture are discussed. Then, eight types of remembrance projects are distinguished and briefly presented. The investigation section in Part 3 presents three remembrance projects which reflect the various phenomena of the erasure of borders. Part 4 contains general conclusions.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 51-69
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: German