Between Witness and Testimony: The Holocaust and the Limits of Representation

Name: Between Witness and Testimony: The Holocaust and the Limits of Representation
SKU: INR-9780791451496
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SKU: INR-9780791451496 Category: All Books Tags: General, Psychological Aspects, History, Ingram, Literary Criticism, History And Criticism, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), Holocaust, Influence, Jewish, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), In Literature, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), In Motion Pict, Judaism And Literature

Description

The Holocaust presents an immense challenge to those who would represent it or teach it through fiction, film, or historical accounts. Even the testimonies of those who were there provide only a glimpse of the disaster to those who were not. Between Witness and Testimony investigates the difficulties inherent in the obligation to bear witness to events that seem not just unspeakable but also unthinkable. The authors examine films, fictional narratives, survivor testimonies, and the museums at Yad Vashem and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in order to establish an ethics of Holocaust representation. Traversing the disciplines of history, philosophy, religious studies, and literary and cultural theory, the authors suggest that while no account adequately provides access to what Adorno called “the extremity that eludes the concept,” we are still obliged to testify, to put into language what history cannot contain.

Author: Bernard-Donals, Michael, Author: Glejzer, Richard

Topic: History – General History
Media: Book
ISBN: 791451496
Language: English
Pages: 208