USC Shoah Foundation Institute For Visual History and Education - Research

Research

The USC Shoah Foundation aspires to be the world’s academic authority on the study of genocide and personal testimony. The Institute continues to incorporate new collections of genocide eyewitnesses while simultaneously fostering scholarly activities that confront real-world problems the testimonies raise. Scholars in many fields have utilized the vast resources of the Visual History Archive teaching over 325 university courses based on the collection across four continents. Researchers and thought leaders have utilized the testimonies in more than 73 scholarly works and the archive has been central to dozens of conferences across a range of disciplines.

  • Three hundred twenty five university courses in more than 25 disciplines have incorporated Institute testimony, including 88 courses at USC
  • Thirty-five completed dissertations have drawn on Institute testimony
  • Each year the Institute invites a renowned international thought leader to serve as Scholar in Residence
  • Two accomplished senior scholars are invited to join the Institute’s Fellows program annually
  • The Institute awards up to 10 Fellows every year
  • More than a dozen events on the USC campus annually delivered by fellows, staff, and student interns
  • Partners in Screening The Future Conference as a leading voice in the future of digital preservation
  • An annual academic conference on the future of Testimony at the Institute

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