Kees Ribbens
Biographic Data
| ID | 1533360 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kees Ribbens |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kees |
| FAMILY NAME | Ribbens |
| SIGNATURE | RIBBENS K |
| AFFILIATIONS | NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0266-5877 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Reflecting on the Holocaust for Today
In an accessible way, the National Holocaust Museum presents a gripping, versatile story that makes the violent process, which would decimate the Jewish community in the Netherlands, imaginable—insofar as that is possible. Bringing together personal experiences with the bigger historical picture appeals, stimulates empathy, and convinces. The focus is not only on prominent Jews from the urban western region but likewise on people from small towns…
World War II and Holocaust Comics, Perpetrators, and Education
In this roundtable conversation, historians Christine Gundermann, Ewa Stańczyk, and Kees Ribbens discuss various aspects of World War II and Holocaust comics, including the (historical) depiction of perpetrators, the use of victim sources, and narrative structures. Different national contexts of graphic narratives are considered, and the contributors discuss how national frames and politics of memory affect the content and reception of World War …
Nationaal Monument Kamp Amersfoort
Amsterdam University Press is a leading publisher of academic books, journals and textbooks in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Our aim is to make current research available to scholars, students, innovators, and the general public. AUP stands for scholarly excellence, global presence, and engagement with the international academic community
Herdenken is nadenken in de nieuwe vaste tentoonstelling in Nationaal Monument Kamp Vught
Amsterdam University Press is a leading publisher of academic books, journals and textbooks in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Our aim is to make current research available to scholars, students, innovators, and the general public. AUP stands for scholarly excellence, global presence, and engagement with the international academic community
Picturing anti-Semitism in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands
In 1942, the Dutch weekly magazine Volk en Vaderland, which propagated the political opinions of the Dutch National Socialists in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands, published a comic strip, “Rare, maar ware commentaren” (Odd, but true comments). In it, the illustrator, Peter Beekman (1911–1959) depicted current events and the various perceived enemies of National Socialist society, Jews in particular, providing insight into how the genre was deployed…
Replaying Today’s Wars? A Study of the Conceptualization of Post-1989 Conflict in Digital “War” Games
Commercial “war” games in a post-1989 setting are popular among a large audience. They offer players an enjoyable gameplay experience, while also referring to contemporary “war” scenarios. As such, they have been studied in several ways, e.g., concerning the “realistic” nature of how they depict warfare. However, little is still known about the way in which the notion of “war” is conceptualized in these games. To fill this gap, this article offer…
Identity and School History
The article presents the findings from a survey of over 400 young people in metropolitan areas in the Netherlands and England concerning their views on identity and school history. The research explored pupils’ ideas about which facets of history were of interest to them, what history they believed should be taught in schools, and their views on the purposes of school history and history in general. The coding of the data made it possible to deli…
The Meaning of the Past
Genealogy is a popular hobby in the Netherlands nowadays. This article presents findings from a survey of 192 members of the Dutch Genealogical Society. This research focuses on the meanings genealogists attach to the past and on the emotions and activities connected to this. Dutch genealogists associate past and history with positive matters. They perceive the past as a source of knowledge and as a beneficial contrast to the present. They show a…
Identity and School History
The article presents the findings from a survey of over 400 young people in metropolitan areas in the Netherlands and England concerning their views on identity and school history. The research explored pupils’ ideas about which facets of history were of interest to them, what history they believed should be taught in schools, and their views on the purposes of school history and history in general. The coding of the data made it possible to deli…
The Meaning of the Past
Genealogy is a popular hobby in the Netherlands nowadays. This article presents findings from a survey of 192 members of the Dutch Genealogical Society. This research focuses on the meanings genealogists attach to the past and on the emotions and activities connected to this. Dutch genealogists associate past and history with positive matters. They perceive the past as a source of knowledge and as a beneficial contrast to the present. They show a…
Identity and School History
The article presents the findings from a survey of over 400 young people in metropolitan areas in the Netherlands and England concerning their views on identity and school history. The research explored pupils’ ideas about which facets of history were of interest to them, what history they believed should be taught in schools, and their views on the purposes of school history and history in general. The coding of the data made it possible to deli…
Replaying Today’s Wars? A Study of the Conceptualization of Post-1989 Conflict in Digital “War” Games
Commercial “war” games in a post-1989 setting are popular among a large audience. They offer players an enjoyable gameplay experience, while also referring to contemporary “war” scenarios. As such, they have been studied in several ways, e.g., concerning the “realistic” nature of how they depict warfare. However, little is still known about the way in which the notion of “war” is conceptualized in these games. To fill this gap, this article offer…
Picturing anti-Semitism in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands
In 1942, the Dutch weekly magazine Volk en Vaderland, which propagated the political opinions of the Dutch National Socialists in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands, published a comic strip, “Rare, maar ware commentaren” (Odd, but true comments). In it, the illustrator, Peter Beekman (1911–1959) depicted current events and the various perceived enemies of National Socialist society, Jews in particular, providing insight into how the genre was deployed…
Herdenken is nadenken in de nieuwe vaste tentoonstelling in Nationaal Monument Kamp Vught
Amsterdam University Press is a leading publisher of academic books, journals and textbooks in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Our aim is to make current research available to scholars, students, innovators, and the general public. AUP stands for scholarly excellence, global presence, and engagement with the international academic community
World War II and Holocaust Comics, Perpetrators, and Education
In this roundtable conversation, historians Christine Gundermann, Ewa Stańczyk, and Kees Ribbens discuss various aspects of World War II and Holocaust comics, including the (historical) depiction of perpetrators, the use of victim sources, and narrative structures. Different national contexts of graphic narratives are considered, and the contributors discuss how national frames and politics of memory affect the content and reception of World War …
Nationaal Monument Kamp Amersfoort
Amsterdam University Press is a leading publisher of academic books, journals and textbooks in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Our aim is to make current research available to scholars, students, innovators, and the general public. AUP stands for scholarly excellence, global presence, and engagement with the international academic community
Reflecting on the Holocaust for Today
In an accessible way, the National Holocaust Museum presents a gripping, versatile story that makes the violent process, which would decimate the Jewish community in the Netherlands, imaginable—insofar as that is possible. Bringing together personal experiences with the bigger historical picture appeals, stimulates empathy, and convinces. The focus is not only on prominent Jews from the urban western region but likewise on people from small towns…
Political science (7 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Art (5 works) · History (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Media studies (4 works) · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · The Holocaust (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works)