SCVN invited Holocaust Studies MA student Olivia Kozlovic to share her insights gained while archiving the artistic materials from artist Miriam Libicki‘s graphic narrative, A Kind of Resistance, one of the three stories our the award-winning graphic anthology But I Live: Three Stories of Child Survivors of the Holocaust (2022). This blog is a digital […]

We are excited to announce that our short documentary film, Kokum Dorothy’s Story: We Can Still Sing and Dance, has been selected for screening at the inaugural Miccosukee Indigenous Film Festival, taking place October 9–12, 2026, in Miami, Florida. It is an honour to be recognized and included in this festival, as it focuses on […]

Guest blog reflection by Marie-Chantal Plouff From June 10 to June 12, 2026, I had the opportunity to attend the annual meeting of the Survivor-Centered Visual Narratives (SCVN) project at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) in Winnipeg, Canada. Over the course of three days, I was reminded that the work of human rights […]

On November 18, Yugoslav Wars Research Cluster Co-lead Dr. Franziska Zaugg is hosting a 1-day workshop titled ‘(Gewalt-)Geschichte als Comic? Neue Möglichkeiten der Vermittlung’ / ‘(Violent) History as a Comic? New Possibilities for Communicating and Teaching’ for teachers at the University of Fribourg. It will provide an overview of graphic novels as part of historical […]

On June 18, 2026, Survivor-Centred Visual Narrative’s research assistant Nevaeh Bitzer and KULA director Matt Huculak had the pleasure to interview graphic novelist Gilad Seliktar via Zoom. Gilad has worked on two graphic novels with the SCVN project. The first being Nico and Rolf Kamps’ story Thirteen Secrets, which is a part of But I Live: Three […]

Academics Amrita Das and Debapriya Basu have recently published an article entitled “Dwelling in grief: the traumarchitecture of But I Live (2022)” in the online Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, on August 18, 2026. The article examines the SCVN graphic narrative But I Live: Three Stories of Child Survivors of the Holocaust, and is outlined in […]

It is with deep sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Rose Lipszyc z”l–, beloved wife of the late Jack Lipszyc. Cherished daughter of Eliezer and Dvorah Handelsman. Loving mother and mother-in-law of Alan and Sharon Lipszyc, Linda and Howard Hofbauer, and Carol Lipszyc. Dear sister of the late Izzie Handelsman, and Heniek Handelsman. Devoted […]

An exhibition of Barbara Yelin’s original drawings, including works from SCVN’s 2023 publication Emmie Arbel. The Colour of Memory (Emmie Arbel. Die Farbe der Erinnerung), will open at the Cartoonmuseum in Basel, Switzerland on November 28, 2026. The exhibition, simply titled “Barbara Yelin,” will be on display until March 7, 2027. On Emmie Arbel the museum […]

Survivor-Centred Visual Narratives is pleased to announce the publication of Das Geheimnis des Jüdischen Krankenhauses. Nach den Erinnerungen von Klaus Zwilsky (The Secret of the Jewish Hospital: Based on the Memories of Klaus Zwilsky), released in German by C.H. Beck on September 24, 2026. The book was translated from English by Rita Seuß. The graphic […]

The reach of the graphic novel Emmie Arbel: The Colour of Memory (Emmie Arbel. Die Farbe der Erinnerung) extends beyond professional and university settings, and into the classroom. In Germany, Year 8 and 9 pupils studying “remembrance” in their Protestant religious education classes created 21 acrylic paintings inspired by Emmie’s story as a contemporary witness. The […]

Barbara Yelin’s graphic novel Emmie Arbel: The Colour of Memory continues to inspire new generations of artists and students to engage with the life of child Holocaust survivor Emmie Arbel through theatre and dance. “There are some things I know, but I don’t remember” In 2025, a theatre piece “Manche Sachen weiß ich, aber ich erinnere mich nicht” (“There […]

We are pleased to announce our documentary short, Almasa’s Story, by filmmaker Bojan Hadžiabdić, has been selected as a finalist at the Luleå International Film Festival, a semi-finalist in the Stockholm City Film Festival and at the Sweden Film Awards, and as a quarter-finalist in the World Indie Film Awards. The film features Almasa Salihović, […]

Survivor-Centred Visual Narratives is pleased to announce the publication of Gib nicht auf! Wie eine junge Ezidin den Völkermord überlebt (Don’t Give Up! How a young Yezidi woman survived the genocide), released in German on September 17 by avant-verlag. The graphic novel is co-created by Jilan (pseudonym), a Yezidi survivor of the genocide in Sinjar, […]

We are delighted to share SCVN’s second feature with ARTE.TV, a short documentary about our upcoming graphic novel Gib nicht auf! (Don’t Give Up!) including interviews with graphic artist Birgit Weyhe and Yezidi community liaison Dr. Leyla Ferman in German and French. Birgit working in her studio in Hamburg. Screenshot from ARTE.TV (2026). The graphic […]

The book launch for Tobi Dahmen’s graphic novel Al-Faẓia’ الفظیع – the Horror: Surviving Syria’s Prisons, inspired by Akram Al Saud’s experiences in the Syrian prison system, took place on May 26, 2026, at the Carlsen Verlag publishing house in Hamburg, Germany. The event included a reading by Tobi, followed by a moderated discussion with Matthias […]