A recording of the online discussion: ‘The Future of Holocaust Memory’, HMD 2021
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Interactivity in Holocaust Memory
When digital media was still being called new media, it was often referred to also as interactive media. The suggestionContinue reading “Interactivity in Holocaust Memory”
Comparing Online Commemoration Events
Does the form of commemoration events alter when organisations are forced to move them online? This blog considers the impact digital has on what commemoration events are and could be.
Holocaust Remembrance in a Digital Future: Towards Deep Truth or Deep Fake?
On Thursday 4th February, I was very honoured to join Stephanie Billib, Bergen-Belsen Memorial, and PhD candidate Tabea Widemann toContinue reading “Holocaust Remembrance in a Digital Future: Towards Deep Truth or Deep Fake?”
Algorithmic Auditing, the Holocaust, and Search Engine Bias
In this guest post, Mykola Makhortykh discusses what algorithmic auditing of search engines can reveal about image searches and Holocaust knowledge online.
Capturing Experiential Authenticity at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum
For many people, a visit to the Auschwitz Museum is a highly affective and important event. The thoughts, feelings andContinue reading “Capturing Experiential Authenticity at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum”
Student Competition: Thinking about Computer Games and the Holocaust
In December 2020, I had the honour of teaching students at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. As part of their course, we ran a competition to ask them to apply what they had learnt about computer games and the Holocaust to a proposal for a new game. This blog introduces the winning pitches.
Holocaust Memorial Day – Distant Commemoration and Learning
As Holocaust Memorial Day approachces, we share some digital commemoration and e-learning resources to support remote memorialisation and education.
Online Holocaust Denial and Distortion
Despite the proclaimed successes against Holocaust denial and distortion in 2020, this blog post examines how we need to understand the phenomenon as part of wider digital cultures.
Digital Holocaust Memory: A Year In Review
Our annual report on the Digital Holocaust Memory activity in 2020.