Month: April 2024

Professor Curtis Maughan (World Languages Digital Humanities Studio) discusses how the legacy of National Socialism affects the German gaming industry, as well the potential—and potential challenges—for digital gaming and Holocaust memory.​…Continue Reading How did the Holocaust affect the Game Industry?

Edmund Harriss (Mathematics and Art) discusses mathematicians and mathematical work and thought before and after the Holocaust. He addresses not only how communities of mathematicians were affected, but also how the meaning of mathematics was affected by National Socialism, the war, the Holocaust, and the Cold War that followed….Continue Reading How did the Holocaust affect Mathematics?

Professor Amelia McGowan (Law) traces the history of immigration policy in the United States, how it affected people’s lives during the 1930s and ‘40s, and how the Holocaust affects US immigration policy today….Continue Reading How did the Holocaust affect Immigration Policy?

Professor Phillip Silver (University of Maine) discusses how and why he came to study and perform pieces by composers whose lives and work were affected by the Holocaust, concluding with a short performance….Continue Reading How did the Holocaust affect Music?

Professor Caree Banton (History) explores and explains the deep connections between African and African American history and the Holocaust, and how these connections continue to resonate….Continue Reading The Holocaust and African and African American History