Remembering to forget: Holocaust memory through the camera's eye
TitleRemembering to forget: Holocaust memory through the camera's eye
Author
Call number940.5318/0391
Object number04089
Place of publicationChicago, Illinois, United States
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press
Year of publication
1998
Physical description292p.,index,bibliography
MaterialBook
ISBN0226979733
Description
Reveals the significance of the photographs taken at the liberation of the concentration camps after WWII. Shows how the photographs have become the basis of our memory of the Holocaust and how they have affected our presentations and perceptions of contemporary history's subsequent atrocities. It is a history of photojournalism, a compelling chronicle of the these unforgettable photographs, astudy of how collective memor is forged and changed.