Facts

Contact person:
Malin Thor Tureby
Financer:
  • Riksbankens Jubileumsfond
Responsible at MaU:
Malin Thor Tureby
Project members at MaU:
External project members:
  • Noah Shenker - Associate Professor Jewish Studies & Film and Media Studies Colgate University
Collaborators :
  • Stephen Naron - Director Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies Yale University
  • Éva Kovács - Deputy Director The Vienna Wiesenthal Institute for Holocaust Studies
Time frame:
01 December 2025 - 31 December 2026
Faculty/department:
Research subject:
  • History
  • Holocaust studies
  • Oral history
  • Digital humanities
  • Cultural heritage studies

Project description

The aim of this project is to convene an interdisciplinary group of Holocaust scholars with expertise in survivor testimonies, oral history, and digital humanities. The project seeks to initiate a sustained dialogue between these fields, examining the methodological, ethical, and epistemological questions that arise at their intersection.

By fostering cross-disciplinary exchange, the project will explore how digital tools and platforms can both support and challenge traditional approaches to working with Holocaust testimonies, as well as how digital humanities can learn from the epistemologies, practices, and critical self-reflection that have long shaped the field of oral history.