The Memory of Persecution, Flight, and Exile of University Members on the Website “UniGraz_1585-tomorrow”

UniGraz_1585–tomorrow critically narrates the history of the University of Graz on the basis of institutional developments, scientific milestones, political ruptures, and conflicts. The article outlines the development of the culture of remembrance at the University of Graz and then discuss their communication techniques of digital public history, showcasing the example of the website “UniGraz_1585-tomorrow.” The authors further illustrate how the university’s history is told in the digital space using historical biographies. Special attention is paid to the possibilities and challenges of commemorating the lives of expelled Jewish university members. At the end of the article, this paper provides examples of the website and the university campus to show how the interweaving of digital and public spaces of remembrance enables a dynamic and multi-perspective culture of commemoration that expands the limits of digital public history.