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1. 1. Male Rape in Auschwitz? : An Exploration of the Dynamics of Kapo-PiepelSexual Violence in KL Auschwitz during the Holocaust

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrum

   Author : Laura Landwehrkamp; [2019]
   Keywords : Holocaust; Auschwitz; sexual violence; male rape; Kapo; Piepel;

   Abstract : Male-male sexual violence during the Holocaust is under-researched. Despite being a widespread occurrence in the Nazi concentration camps, very few accounts from primary sources are available of the sexual violence perpetrated against the Piepel: male Jewish children, adolescents, and young adults, by male Kapos or senior prisoner functionaries. READ MORE

3. 2. NEVER AGAIN THESSALONIKI – AUSCHWITZ : THE FIRST MEMORY WALK FOR THE JEWS OF SALONICA AND THE REACTIONS OF THE LOCAL PRESS. : A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS (CDA) AND REFLECTION.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Georgia Gleoudi; [2018]
   Keywords : Jews; Thessaloniki; collective memory; national identity; Media; Orthodoxy; Never again; urban identity; Hellenization; social change; critical discourse analysis;

   Abstract : The end of the Second World War found the city of Thessaloniki devastated by the loss of nearly its total Jewish population in the concentration camps of the Third Reich. A few survivals return to their city just to realize that their fortunes have been confiscated either by the local authorities or by their Christian neighbors. READ MORE

4. 3. The 2015 Auschwitz-trial of Lüneburg: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Collective Memory of the Holocaust in Nazi-trials in Modern-day Germany

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Astrid Juckenack; [2016]
   Keywords : collective memory; Auschwitz-trial; critical discourse analysis; Holocaust; Oskar Gröning; accessory to murder; impunity;

   Abstract : The points of departure in this thesis are the reciprocal relationship between the memories of human rights violations, the application of the relevant law and the understanding of what is criminal, as well as the recent trend in German courts to belatedly try low-profile Nazi-criminals. To explore these phenomena further, a critical discourse analysis incorporating historical elements is conducted on the 2015 trial of “the bookkeeper of Auschwitz” Oskar Gröning and the related media-reports. READ MORE