“Warsaw – Atlas of Holocaust Literature” – digital collection

Abstract

The following paper is a review of the innovative project Warszawa – Atlas Literatury Zagłady – kolekcja cyfrowa na platformie Nowa Panorama Literatury Polskiej (NPLP.PL) (Warsaw – Atlas of Holocaust Literature – a digital collection on the platform of the New Panorama of Polish Literature (NPLP.PL)). It is based on testimonies from the time of the occupation, carried out by the Holocaust Literature Research Team and the team of Nowa Panorama Literatury Polskiej IBL PAN (the New Panorama of Polish Literature of the IBL PAN) under the direction of Jacek Leociak and Bartłomiej Szleszyński. The project integrates digital and spatial humanities methodologies to depict the topography of Jewish life and oppression in the Warsaw Ghetto. It focuses on three main categories: Places, Persons and Events, which, when combined, create a multidimensional picture of life in the ghetto. The authors of the project conducted an extensive source search and analysis of texts for topographical data, which made it possible to map the personal geography and experiences of ghetto residents on digital maps.