Openness is a matter of Ilumination: The relation between postmemory fiction-writing and spatial studies through the novel Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer

This thesis explores the influence of space on the formation and preservation of postmemory through the literary novel Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer, adapted to screen by Liev Screiber. The starting point of the research is an attempt at a better understanding of the roles of reality and fiction in the case of Trachimbrod,...

Collective memory as a design tool for sense of place in the adaptive reuse of vacant heritage: The former department store V&D Leiden as case study

A more inclusive perspective on heritage management regarding sustainable development becomes an important aspect in understanding and reflecting on heritage buildings or sites. The cultural significance they convey, such as attributes and values attached to them, are not only represented by physical assets, but are also reflected in people’s...

Digital Traumatic Memory: The Reflection on Digitization in the Contemporary Memorial Museum

Our world is shaped by digital technologies. Since the first commercially available computer was released in 1951, a digital revolution was started across contexts - exposing new ways to connect disparate fields. Digital geographers Sarah Elwood and Katharyne Mitchell concluded that digital approaches inevitably change ways of knowing,...