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The Holocaust In History, Literature, and Memory: Find Articles

Recommended Journal

Search for articles in Holocaust and Genocide Studies, a peer-reviewed journal published by Oxford University Press.

Recommended Search Terms (i.e., Keywords)

Search the secondary journal literature to further explore postmemory and the experiences of women in the Holocaust and its aftermath. The databases listed in the right-hand column of this page uncover scholarly, peer-reviewed and popular articles in art, literary studies, history, psychology, philosophy, religion, sociology, and women and gender studies. Use narrowly focused search terms (or "keywords") that express concepts related to your topic. Possibilities include the following keywords and keyword combinations.

  • authenticity AND holocaust
  • "collective memory" AND holocaust
  • "cultural transfer" AND holocaust
  • epigenetics AND holocaust
  • forgetting AND holocaust
  • gender AND holocaust
  • healing AND holocaust
  • "historical memory" AND holocaust
  • "holocaust literature" AND (memory OR testimony OR trauma OR witness)
  • "holocaust memory"
  • "holocaust photography"
  • "holocaust survivors" AND (memory OR testimony OR trauma OR witness)
  • "inherited trauma" AND holocaust
  • (generational OR intergenerational OR crossgenerational OR transgenerational) AND holocaust
  • "memory work" AND holocaust
  • mourning AND holocaust
  • nostalgia AND holocaust
  • (post-memory OR postmemory) AND holocaust
  • remembrance AND holocaust
  • women AND holocaust

Interlibrary Loan: Articles

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