The Politics of Trauma and Memory Activism Polish-Jewish Relations

This book analyses four case studies of Holocaust memory activism in Poland, contextualized within recent debates about Polish-Jewish relations and approached through a theoretical framework informed by critical theory. Three cases are advocacy groups, ea

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TRAUMA AND MEMORY ACTIVISM

Polish-Jewish Relations Today Janine Holc

Memory Politics and Transitional Justice Series editors Maria Guadalupe Arenillas Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI, USA Jonathan Allen Department of Political Sciences Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI, USA

The last two decades of the twentieth century witnessed the rise of a novel idea the belief that an explicit confrontation with past injustices forms an essential component of commitment to constitutional democracy and the rule of law. This has had a widespread impact in transitional contexts across regions. It has also assumed a variety of political and cultural forms. The Memory Politics and Transitional Justice series publishes innovative new scholarship that confronts critical questions at the intersection of memory politics and transitional justice. The editors welcome submissions from a variety of disciplines. including political science and political theory, law, sociology, and cultural studies. More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/14807

Janine Holc

The Politics of Trauma and Memory Activism Polish–Jewish Relations Today

Janine Holc Political Science Department Loyola University Maryland Baltimore MD, USA

Memory Politics and Transitional Justice ISBN 978-3-319-63338-1 ISBN 978-3-319-63339-8  (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-63339-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017948255 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © saulgranda/Getty Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

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