Ethical and Methodological Approaches to Holocaust Testimonies:

The aim of this workshop is to convene an interdisciplinary group of Holocaust scholars with expertise in survivor testimonies, oral history, and digital humanities. This workshop aims to initiate a sustained dialogue between these fields, examining the methodological, ethical, and epistemological questions that arise at their intersection. By fostering that cross-disciplinary exchange, the workshop will explore how digital tools and platforms can both support and challenge traditional approaches to working with Holocaust testimonies, as well as how digital humanities can learn from the epistemologies, practices, and critical self-reflection that have long shaped the field of oral history. The workshop will be led by Malin Thor Tureby, Malmö University and Noah Shenker, Colgate University and in cooperation with Stephen Naron, Director of Yale University Library’s Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies and Éva Kovács, Deputy Director of Vienna Wiesenthal Institute for Holocaust Studies. The workshop is funded by Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (Project Dnr F25-0285); The Swedish Research Council (Project Dnr 2021-01428) Yale University Library’s Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies and the Vienna Wiesenthal Institute for Holocaust Studies.

The purpose of this workshop is to create a meeting space that fosters sustained and in-depth conversations on testimonies, oral history, and digital humanities. It aims to encourage intellectual exchange and to build connections between participants working on related themes.