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Vlogging Auschwitz: new players in Holocaust commemoration.

Authors :
Łysak, Tomasz
Source :
Holocaust Studies: A Journal of Culture & History. Jul2022, Vol. 28 Issue 3, p377-402. 26p.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

Content creators on YouTube have started documenting their visits to the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in vlog form. This social media format has enabled influencers to assume the role of popular historian, endowing their trips with a sense of moral responsibility. Critical tools should be applied not only to content analysis but also to metadata and various methods of curating visibility on the platform. Additionally, mechanisms of self-promotion and the fate of official narratives of commemoration in an era of user-generated content are of interest. Is this new cohort of popular history practitioners a welcome development in the field of commemoration? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
17504902
Volume :
28
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Holocaust Studies: A Journal of Culture & History
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
157442524
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/17504902.2021.1979180