5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, at the Fresno State Library, Room 2206.

Can we represent the Holocaust and the WWII past through a contemporary lens? What constitutes appropriate historical representation? This talk explores how contemporary generations frame the history of World War II and the Holocaust through popular representations, such as social media, comedies, comics, films, and video games.  Dr. Amila Becirbegovic, Ph.D., addresses how we materialize history, how we take on memories of events that we would otherwise have no direct access to and how contemporary generations consume and circulate the WWII past. 

About Dr. Amila Becirbegovic:

Dr. Becirbegovic is a German and Genocide and Human Rights Professor at California State University, Fresno. She works at the intersection of genocide studies and visual culture, analyzing how social media and popular culture influences representations of war and genocide. Her personal experiences as a survivor of genocide and a Bosnian refugee in Germany have given her a unique perspective and have deeply shaped her teaching and community efforts.