‘They are disturbing the dead’: reconstructing the site of the forgotten first genocide of the 20th century
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Author/contributor
- Hauenstein, Hanno (Author)
Title
‘They are disturbing the dead’: reconstructing the site of the forgotten first genocide of the 20th century
Abstract
At least 3,000 Herero and Nama people died in a German concentration camp at Shark Island, Namibia. A new forensic exhibition in Berlin is using digital technology to unearth how colonisers scarred a landscape, and a community
Publication
The Guardian
Date
2026-06-05
Section
Art and design
ISSN
0261-3077
Accessed
6/20/26, 9:44 PM
Short Title
‘They are disturbing the dead’
Language
English
Library Catalog
The Guardian
License
Atrocity Crimes
Extra
Namibia
Citation
Hauenstein, H. (2026, June 5). ‘They are disturbing the dead’: reconstructing the site of the forgotten first genocide of the 20th century. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/jun/05/namibia-shark-island-herero-nama-genocide-fractured-lifeworlds-spore-initiative-berlin-forensic
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