London – Images as Evidence | Bilder als Beweise

German Historical Institute London Podcast · Jul 2, 2025 · 1h 7m

The exhibition “The Horror Camps”, displayed in the Reading Room of the Daily Express in London from May 1945, featured enlarged photographs from the liberated Nazi camps. It prompted questions about the relationship between image and evidence, as well as the public use of degrading images, which remain profoundly relevant to this day. Janina Struk (independent scholar), Paul Betts (University of Oxford) and James Bulgin (Imperial War Museums) discuss these questions against the backdrop of changing historical conditions and curatorial practices. The event, in cooperation with the Rethinking…