Testifying to Genocide: A Creative and Critical Use of Memory and Testimony in Holocaust Education in the UK and Canada

Fransiska Louwagie* (Corresponding Author), Caroline Sharples, Charlotte Schallié, Andrea Webb

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Abstract

This chapter reflects on two interdisciplinary projects drawing together research, teaching and creative practices regarding the history and memory of the Holocaust and other genocides. The first project, Across the Seasons: Memory Matters Today, was delivered in the UK, whilst the second project, Narrative Art and Visual Storytelling in Holocaust and Human Rights Education, is an international Canada-led project. The UK project combined drama and research activities to foster critical skills and self-awareness in secondary school pupils, whilst the Canadian project commissioned three graphic novels based on survivor testimony, to conduct participatory action research and educational activities in secondary schools and universities. Both projects show a potential for future uses of testimony and memory through combined critical and creative engagement, that is considerate of the positionality of young people today and their relationship with the past.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication The Palgrave Handbook of Testimony and Culture
EditorsSara Jones, Roger Woods
PublisherPalgrave
Pages405-427
Number of pages23
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-031-13794-5
ISBN (Print)978-3-031-13793-8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Apr 2020

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