The Development of Holocaust Consciousness in Contemporary Britain, 1979–2001

Bibliographic Data

ID12904060
AuthorsAndy Pearce (0000-0001-8102-2890, corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume14
Issue2
Pages71-94
Publication date2008-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHolocaust Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1750-4902 • E-ISSN: 2048-4887
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17504902.2008.11087217
OpenAlexW2283783416
LanguageEN
Citations received8

This paper seeks to summarise how history and memory of the Holocaust has evolved in Britain from the late 1970s to the creation of Holocaust Memorial Day in 2000. Through reconstructing events and turning points, the paper demonstrates the development of British Holocaust consciousness while also placing it within a broader international context. It is argued that Holocaust Memorial Day marked the apex of a complex process but did not herald the end of British ‘memory-work’; indeed, it is suggested that there is a pressing need to reconsider how the day was created and continues to function

Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Consciousness · Context (archaeology · Epistemology · Political science · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · The Holocaust · History · Law · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration · Oral History, Memory, Narrative Analysis · Philosophy · Psychology

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