Quantifying the archives

Leveraging the norms and tools of data science to conduct ethical research on the Holocaust

Bibliographic Data

ID12904342
AuthorsAlexis M Lerner (0000-0002-8700-6696, United States Naval Academy, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume28
Issue3
Pages358-376
Publication date2021-12-14
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHolocaust Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1750-4902 • E-ISSN: 2048-4887
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17504902.2021.1979179
OpenAlexW4200231964
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited23

Holocaust archives have traditionally been the scholarly territory of the humanities. However, given the tremendous increase in the number of testimonies and documents available, especially in collections like the USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive and the Arolsen Archives, it is necessary to evaluate the applicability of a numerate approach. Not only could a quantitative lens disrupt traditional ways of housing, organizing, and analyzing data on the Holocaust, but quantitative tools may also revolutionize the way this genocide is taught and remembered. Above all, this article advocates for a careful and ethical approach to Holocaust research in the digital age

Engineering ethics · Ethical issues · Foundation (evidence · Genocide · Political science · Sociology · The Holocaust · Archaeological Research and Protection · Data Analysis and Archiving · Law · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration

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