Should the state have the power to dictate how we study history?
In short: As more nations implement 'memory laws' to regulate historical narratives, Professor Timothy Garton Ash examines whether state coercion actually combats historical distortions or merely undermines free speech.
The lecture explores the rise of memory laws, which include everything from criminalising Holocaust denial to mandating specific curricula and monuments. Professor Garton Ash argues that the state should avoid using coercive power to limit historical study. Instead, he suggests that phenomena like Holocaust denial are more effectively contested through a robust, free exchange of scholarly, journalistic, and political debate.
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