History and memory after Auschwitz

Focuses on the interactions among history, memory and ethicopolitical concerns as they emerge in the aftermath of the Shoah. Includes analyses of Camus's 'The Fall', Lanzmann's 'Shoah' and Spiegelman's 'Maus.' LaCapra also considers the Historians' Debate in the aftermath of German reunification and the role of psychoanalysis in historical understanding and critical theory