CONFRONTING MEMORY : MULTI-DIRECTIONALITY OF 20TH CENTURY GENOCIDES IN NAMIBIA AND GERMANY
This thesis examines the intersection of memory, violent histories, and politics related to the 1904-1908 Herero and Nama genocide – what scholars have referred to as the first genocide of the 20th century. The thesis focuses on memory politics and contemporary discourse regarding genocide and violent histories in Namibia and Germany. Focusing on information presented in colonial historical documents such as the August 1918 British Blue Book and the 1919 German White Book as case studies, the thesis aims to situate the 1904-1908 genocide within the framework of European imperialism and global history, thereby facilitating an understanding of how memory functions across various sociopolitical, transnational, and transtemporal contexts.
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Theses
- Authors
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Adegoke, Temilade
- Thesis Advisors
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Handelman, Matthew
- Committee Members
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Schuster-Craig, Johanna
Wolff, Lynn
Moyd, Michelle
- Date Published
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2024
- Subjects
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German literature
- Program of Study
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German Studies - Master of Arts
- Degree Level
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Masters
- Language
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English
- Pages
- 91 pages
- Embargo End Date
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August 8th, 2026
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- https://doi.org/doi:10.25335/vpe9-b046
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