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Survivor-Centred Visual Narratives

The Survivor-Centred Visual Narratives project proposes a new, arts-based way of gathering and commemorating the experiences of genocide and mass atrocity survivors, one that places survivors’ well-being, agency, and cooperation at its centre. Our purpose is not to develop a blueprint for testimony collection but instead to restore agency to survivor narratives.

We are committed to creating and upholding a collaborative space within the SCVN project. This means that although we celebrate the knowledge and skill that every individual brings to the project, we recognize the importance of placing each graphic novel, documentary film, exhibition, and lecture into the context of the broader SCVN community. When we speak of our work, we speak of everyone’s work, because without this collaboration the project could not exist.

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‘Emmie Arbel. The Colour of Memory’ now available in French, English, and Spanish

Originally published in German in 2023, Emmie Arbel. The Colour of Memory is a graphic memoir based on the personal conversations and trust-based relationship between Holocaust survivor Emmie Arbel and graphic artist Barbara Yelin. The book is now available in four language editions: German, English, French, and Spanish. It was translated into French by Thierry […]

A SCVN Graphic Narrative Webinar: ‘Al-Faẓia’ – The Horror: Surviving Assad’s Prisons’ – April 2, 2025

In February 2023, graphic artist Tobi Dahmen was introduced to Syrian survivor Akram al-Saud by Dr. Uğur Ümit Üngör, the Research Cluster Co-Lead on the SSHRC Partnership Grant Survivor-Centred Visual Narratives Project. Based in The Netherlands, Tobi and Akram have been collaborating locally over two years in a series of interviews to share Akram’s unique […]

Reflecting on the Role of Research Assistants with Jessica Botts

From transcribing interviews to navigating the archives, Research Assistant Jessica Botts had an instrumental role in the process of developing ‘Two Roses’, the graphic novel created by Miriam Libicki in collaboration with Holocaust survivor Rose Lipszyc.  Jessica is a U.S. Navy Veteran who has lived in and been deployed to several countries. Currently, she is […]

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