Disappearing traces: Emmanuel Levinas, Ida Fink's literary testimony and Holocaust art
TitleDisappearing traces: Emmanuel Levinas, Ida Fink's literary testimony and Holocaust art
Author
Call number111.85/0001
Object number08262a
PublisherState University of New York Press
Year of publication
2002
Physical descriptionvi, 310p.index pp97-115
MaterialArticle
Series titleSUNY series in aesthetics and the philosophy of art
ISBN0791451968
NotesArticle from the book 'Between ethics and aesthetics'pp97-115
Description
Levinas' writings open up a possibility of new aesthetic practices in the context of Holocaust literature and art. Glowacka argues that reconceptualizing aesthetics in terms of bearing witness to the Other is particularly relevant to aesthetic practices that have been inspired by the Holocaust. Glowacka illustrates her argument with examples from the literary testimony by Ida Fink