Mémoires en conflit. Points de fuites de l'Holocauste et du colonialisme

In this powerful essay, Natan Sznaider examines how memories of the Holocaust and colonialism coexist and evolve in a globalized world. Rather than opposing universal memory and singular experiences, he highlights contemporary tensions and debates on historical justice, the recognition of suffering, and the political use of the past.

Through a critical and nuanced approach, he explores the conflicts of memory that permeate our societies and examines how traumatic legacies are shaped, transmitted, and sometimes instrumentalized. Engaging with thinkers such as Karl Mannheim, Hannah Arendt, Frantz Fanon, and Edward Said, he offers an in-depth analysis of memory dynamics and their impact on contemporary issues.

This work is the French translation of the book originally published in 2022 by Hanser. It was translated by Pierre Rusch as part of the Franco-German translation programme.

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Natan Sznaider

Born in 1954 in Germany, Natan Sznaider is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Tel Aviv-Yaffo Academic College. He lives and writes in Tel Aviv and is part of an international research team focusing on cultural memory in Israel, Europe, and Latin America. In 2024, he was awarded the Geschwister Korn und Gerstenmann Foundation Peace Prize for his literary work promoting peace in Israel and around the world.

René Aguigah

René Aguigah, born in 1974 in Würzburg, studied history, philosophy, and journalism in Bochum and Dortmund. After working as a freelance cultural journalist (taz, FAZ, Frankfurter Rundschau), he became an editor at WDR and later at Literaturen magazine. Since 2010, he has been working for Deutschlandradio and currently heads the Literature, Philosophy, and Religion Department at Deutschlandfunk Kultur. From 2013 to 2015, he was a jury member for the Leipzig Book Fair Prize. In 2024, he published James Baldwin. Der Zeuge. Ein Porträt with C.H. Beck.