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Rebecka Katz Thor is a Project researcher at the Department of Culture and Learning, Södertörn University, specializing in the representation of memory and history with a focus on Holocaust commemoration.
Her research interests include:
- Memory Studies: Examining collective memory formation and preservation
- Holocaust Studies: Analyzing historical representation and vulnerability in memorialization
- Museum Studies: Investigating institutional frameworks for historical narrative construction
- Cultural Heritage: Exploring transmission of traumatic memory across generations
- Monumental Architecture: Studying spatial politics in prospective memorial design
She is actively shaping the conceptual development of the Swedish Holocaust Museum, addressing how vulnerable memories can be sustained through prospective monuments, memorials, and museum practices. Her work critically examines the intersection of historical trauma, institutional representation, and future-oriented memory preservation.
No scientific awards were documented in available sources.
Information regarding student supervision or research grants remains unspecified in current records.
Her primary professional engagement centers on the Swedish Holocaust Museum development project, where she contributes scholarly expertise to create frameworks for memorializing contested histories through integrated monument-museum systems.
