Holocaust studies
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Holocaust studies is an interdisciplinary academic field that examines the history, causes, literature, memory, and legacy of the Nazi genocide of European Jews and other targeted groups.
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| instanceOf |
academic discipline
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area studies → interdisciplinary field → subfield of history → |
| aimsTo |
analyze the causes of the Holocaust
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combat Holocaust denial → document the events of the Holocaust → inform genocide prevention efforts → preserve the memory of Holocaust victims → |
| developedSignificantlyIn |
1960s
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1970s → 1980s → |
| drawsOnDiscipline |
Jewish studies
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cultural studies → genocide studies → history → legal studies → literary studies → memory studies → philosophy → political science → psychology → religious studies → sociology → |
| emergedAfter |
Second World War
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| mainFocus |
Holocaust
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| relatedField |
Jewish studies
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genocide studies → memory studies → trauma studies → |
| studies |
Holocaust commemoration practices
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Holocaust denial and distortion → Holocaust education → Holocaust in North Africa and other regions under Nazi or Axis control → Holocaust in different European countries → Holocaust in film → Holocaust in literature and poetry → Holocaust in music → Holocaust in theater → Holocaust in visual arts → Holocaust literature → Holocaust memory → Holocaust museums and memorials → Holocaust representation in culture → Jewish life after the Holocaust → Jewish life before the Holocaust → Nazi genocide of European Jews → Nazi ideology → antisemitism → bystanders to the Holocaust → causes of the Holocaust → comparative genocide → concept of crimes against humanity → development of human rights discourse after 1945 → genocide of other groups targeted by Nazi Germany → history of the Holocaust → impact of the Holocaust on international law → intergenerational trauma among Holocaust survivors and descendants → perpetrators of the Holocaust → philosophical responses to the Holocaust → postwar trials of Nazi perpetrators → psychological impact of the Holocaust → refugee policies during the 1930s and 1940s → resistance during the Holocaust → role of states and institutions in genocide → survivor testimony → theological responses to the Holocaust → victims of the Holocaust → |
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research institutes
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universities → |
Referenced by (6)
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Primo Levi
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Holocaust in visual arts
("Holocaust historiography")
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The Holocaust Industry
("Holocaust, Jewish (1939–1945)—Influence")
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World War II forced migrations
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Holocaust studies
("Holocaust in music")
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studies |
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