August: Against erasure – Digital witnessing of the Manus Island Detention Centre
Tuesday 12 August
12pm to 1pm
Online via Zoom
30 minute presentation & 30 minute open discussion
With Dr Claire Loughnan
Delve into the intersection of digital humanities, criminology, and memorialisation with the Against Erasure project.
Against Erasure is an innovative 3D reconstruction of the Manus Island Offshore Processing Centre preserves the collective knowledge of a controversial chapter in Australia’s immigration history and creates a multidisciplinary teaching resource for humanities and social sciences.
Using cutting-edge technologies like SeekBeak and H5P, Against Erasure challenges us to confront state violence and explore the power of digital tools in education and research, and the benefits and limitations of digital witnessing.
Explore how technology can be harnessed to combat erasure and foster critical engagement with complex societal issues.
Suggested reading:
- Forensic Architecture
- Against Erasure | Pursuit
- Sites of Conscience
- Challenging the placeless imaginary in digital memories: The performation of place in the work of Forensic Architecture | Memory Studies
HADES is group of Humanities and Diverse eResearch Scholars based at UoM united around inclusive, diverse and ethical approaches to digital research in HASS fields, and the crucial link between teaching and research.