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Chapter I. What is Holocaust Denial and Distortion? Examples from Eastern EuropeWhat is Holocaust denial? What do Holocaust deniers claim? What is Holocaust distortion and how does it differ from denial?Holocaust distortion in Eastern Europe. Critical Debate Over Jan T. Gross’s books. Why the debate about Gross’s books is important?
Is the Holocaust comparable? How can we avoid banalisation, instrumentalization of victims, trivialisation in comparison?How can we resist Holocaust deniers? Irving Trial.
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Chapter II. Lessons for and from CambodiaBackground and context. Basic facts about the modern history of Cambodia and the main cases of mass violence. Historiography: the main themes and elements of memorialisation The role of Cambodia in the Second World War, memorialisation of the Second World War—does it exist? In what forms? Aspects of social diversity, the main minorities in the country, cases of persecution after 1945.
Existing types of Holocaust and genocide denial and distortion. Multideniers.Potential local tools for Cambodia to counter denial and distortion: The issue of responsibility and resistance against the Khmer Rouge. Stories of minority women’s resilience and resistance under the Khmer Rouge.
State and nongovernmental initiatives to prevent/counter denial.
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Chapter III. Lessons for and from Myanmar Background and context. Basic facts about the modern history of Myanmar and the main cases of mass violence. Information about historiography: the main themes, the key elements of memorialisation.The role of the country in the Second World War; memorialisation of the Second World War—does it exist? In what forms?
The Burma-Thailand railway.Existing types of Holocaust and genocide denial and distortion. The existing culture of denial around the Rohingya people and denial of atrocities against the Rohingya. Nazi symbols.Local resistance. The White Rose campaign.What themes from contemporary history are relevant to our work against Holocaust and genocide denial and distortion?
Jews as part of a pluralist society in Myanmar. Who were the first Jews in Burma? The Samuels family.
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Chapter IV. Lessons for and from ThailandBackground and context. Basic facts about the modern history of Thailand and the main cases of mass violence. Historiography: the main themes, the main elements of memorialisation.
The role of Thailand in the Second World War, memorialisation of the Second World War—does it exist? In what forms?The Hellfire Pass Memorial Museum and the Thai–Burma Railway Centre. The Seri Thai resistance movement. Aspects of social diversity: the main minorities in the country, cases of persecution after 1945.
6 October Museum Project: Documentation, Archives. Patani Artspace.Existing types of Holocaust and genocide denial and distortion. Nazi chic.
State and nongovernmental initiatives to prevent/counter denial. Cooperation with faith leaders and Buddhist monks.