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9781409451082: The Holocaust as Active Memory: The Past in the Present
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1409451089 ISBN 13: 9781409451082
Publisher: Routledge, 2013

Synopsis

The ways in which memories of the Holocaust have been communicated, represented and used have changed dramatically over the years. From such memories being neglected and silenced in most of Europe until the 1970s, each country has subsequently gone through a process of cultural, political and pedagogical awareness-rising. This culminated in the ’Stockholm conference on Holocaust commemoration’ in 2000, which resulted in the constitution of a task force dedicated to transmitting and teaching knowledge and awareness about the Holocaust on a global scale. The silence surrounding private memories of the Holocaust has also been challenged in many families. What are the catalysts that trigger a change from silence to discussion of the Holocaust? What happens when we talk its invisibility away? How are memories of the Holocaust reflected in different social environments? Who asks questions about memories of the Holocaust, and which answers do they find, at which point in time and from which past and present positions related to their societies and to the phenomenon in question? This book highlights the contexts in which such questions are asked. By introducing the concept of ’active memory’, this book contributes to recent developments in memory studies, where memory is increasingly viewed not in isolation but as a dynamic and relational part of human lives.

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About the Author

Marie Louise Seeberg is Senior Researcher at NOVA (Norwegian Social Research), Norway.

Irene Levin is Professor of Social Work at the Graduate School for Social Work and Social Research at Oslo and Akershus University College, Norway.

Claudia Lenz is Research & Development Coordinator at the European Wergeland Centre for Education on Human Intercultural Understanding, Human Rights and Democratic Citizenship, Norway.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1409451089
ISBN 13 
9781409451082
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
224
Editor
Seeberg Marie Louise, Levin Irene, Lenz Claudia