Maus and the epistemology of witness
TitleMaus and the epistemology of witness
Author
Call number809.93358/0010
Object number04197F
Place of publicationMadison, Wisconsin, United States
PublisherUniversity of Wisconsin Press
Year of publication
2003
Physical descriptionpp125-137
MaterialArticle
ISBN0299183645
NotesArticle from the book 'Witnessing the disaster' pp125-137
Description
Maus alienates readers from themselves by placing them in the positionof both witness , and through identification with its characters, the witnessed. Th reader recognises the events but stands at a distance from them.