Dr. James Young

Director, Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies

Dr. Young is an internationally recognized scholar on memory studies and the role of monuments in public space, particularly regarding contested histories.

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Monuments, Memory, and the Right to Forget: Who Gets to Decide What History Looks Like in Public Space?

Statues are coming down, debates are heating up, and communities are divided over who controls public memory. Dr. James Young, Dr. Susan Neiman, and Dr. David Frydl examine who gets to decide which moments are commemorated in public spaces — and whether erasing a monument is ever the same as erasing history.

Jun 15, 2026