Burning Knowledge: Nazi Book Burnings and the Politics of Right-Wing Cultural Control

Jan Schenck heads the association Verbrannte Orte (Burnt Places), which commemorates the extensive book burnings at the beginning of Nazi rule in 1933 in analog and digital formats. In his lecture, he will place these actions in the broader context of Nazi cultural policy and political resistance. For Schenck, keeping memories alive is an important contribution to the resilience of democratic societies. The association's digital projects are linked to issues of open data and open access.