Between Witness and Testimony: The Holocaust and the Limits of Representation - Couverture souple

Bernard-Donals, Michael; Glejzer, Richard

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ISBN 10 : 079145150X ISBN 13 : 9780791451502

Editeur : State University of New York Press, 2001

Synopsis

Examines the ethical and pedagogical stakes of representing the Holocaust in books, films, and museum exhibits.

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Michael Bernard-Donals is Nancy Hoefs Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His books include Forgetful Memory: Representation and Remembrance in the Wake of the Holocaust, also published by SUNY Press, and Jewish Rhetorics: History, Theory, Practice (coedited with Janice W. Fernheimer).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: State University of New York Press
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 079145150X
• ISBN 13: 9780791451502
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208
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