Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: An estimated 300,000 individuals with disabilities were murdered between 1939-1945 by the Nazi government via the clandestine T4 program. This essay first explains the historical context of the T4 program. Then, guided by Marianne Hirsch’s concept of postmemory and the notion of “vicarious witnessing” developed by Froma Zeitlin and expanded by Susanne Knittel, it lays out the strengths of using creative writing in T4 memory mediation. I explore this in part through the personal example of my accompanying poem “Smoke & Ash”, speaking to the creative writing process, my incentive, and the poetic interventions undertaken.
Source: Disability Studies Quarterly
DOI: 10.18061/dsq.6671
Author: Mel Hardy
Institution: Georgetown University
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7081915241
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