Abstract
The rise of the archival mode in Holocaust commemoration is a relatively recent phenomenon. Although archival lists have been used widely since the end of the Second World War, they were at first not always considered to be effective as memorials. Lists were rather seen as instrumental, because they gave access to referential information. In the first few decades after the end of the war it was the narrative mode of diaries and testimonies that was viewed as the most effective means of Holocaust commemoration. The referential information provided by narrative was more extensive, comprehensive and elaborate than the basic information offered by lists.
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van Alphen, E. (2015). List Mania in Holocaust Commemoration. In: Revisiting Holocaust Representation in the Post-Witness Era. The Holocaust and its Contexts. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137530424_2
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