The Holocaust’s relation to representation and explanation is disputed among scholars.

Evidence

In recent decades, the epistemological foundations of debates regarding the nature of genocide have been shaken by post-structuralist and postmodern critiques. Some writers now locate the Holocaust in relation to the postmodern era. Commentators have disagreed vehemently over whether the Holocaust lies within, outside of, or beyond representation, meaning, explanation, comparison, and even history. — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 259