From Auschwitz to the West Indies
The impact of Holocaust memory on Thorkild Hansen’s “slave trilogy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6442298 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas Ewen Daltveit Slettebø (0009-0002-7306-3056, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences), Fredrik Stenhjem Hagen (0009-0001-6863-8217, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1514-1528 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Memory Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1750-6980 • E-ISSN: 1750-6999 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/17506980241312340 |
| OpenAlex | W4406965589 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 21 |
In 1971, the Danish author Thorkild Hansen was awarded the Nordic Council Literature Prize for his trilogy of books exploring Danish colonialism and slave trade. Hansen’s books were the first widely read and critically acclaimed accounts of Denmark’s history of slavery. Hansen started writing the books after a visit to Auschwitz in 1965. In this article, we explore the genesis of these books, and the impact of holocaust memory on Hansen’s narrative of slavery in the Danish West Indies. We argue that the trilogy’s portrayal of slavery can be understood by employing the framework of multidirectional memory , particularly the idea of anachronistic aesthetics
Art · Art history · Ethnology · The Holocaust · Theology · Trilogy · West indies · German History and Society · History · Narrative Theory and Analysis · Philosophy · Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |