Willa Zahava Silverman, Thesis Supervisor Vera Mark, Thesis Honors Advisor
Keywords:
lieux de mémoire pierre nora wall of names mur des noms mémorial de la shoah holocaust memorial shoah memorial vichy
Abstract:
This thesis will explore the definition of a lieu de mémoire given by Pierre Nora in his famous work of the same name. The characteristics of a lieu de mémoire will be analyzed in relation to the Wall of Names (Mur des Noms), a memorial located at the Mémorial de la Shoah in Paris, to determine if the Wall can be classified as a lieu de mémoire. This project will explore the material, symbolic and functional aspects of the Wall of Names and determine the importance of the memorial in the greater context of France’s tumultuous crisis with the memory of World War II.