This event is in the past.It took place on April 17, 2026 at Hatcher Graduate Library.
This lunch-hour talk tackles an uncomfortable question: why have Holocaust museums largely escaped the decolonization movement? Scholar Erica Lehrer examines how these institutions, despite their social justice missions, remain entangled with state power and inherited biases. Expect rigorous debate, not easy answers.
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Museum Studies Program, Museums at Noon
Burns Park
This lunch-hour talk tackles an uncomfortable question: why have Holocaust museums largely escaped the decolonization movement? Scholar Erica Lehrer examines how these institutions, despite their social justice missions, remain entangled with state power and inherited biases. Expect rigorous debate, not easy answers.
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