Staging Austria's past in contemporary Vienna: Robert Schindel's 2002 film adaptation of 'Geburtig'
TitleStaging Austria's past in contemporary Vienna: Robert Schindel's 2002 film adaptation of 'Geburtig'
Author
Call number940.5318072/0062
Object number08949a
Place of publicationNewark, Delaware, United States
PublisherUniversity of Delaware Press
Year of publication
2014
Physical descriptionpp13-24
MaterialArticle
ISBN9780611490565
NotesArticle from the book 'National responses to the Holocaust: national identity and public memory.'
Description
This essay explores how the novel 'Geburtig' (1992)and its 2002 film version call into question Austrian notions of normalcy, especially across generations. At the heart of 'Geburtig' is a critique of the Austrian national myth, perpetuated under Austrian President and former SS-member Kurt Waldheim, by the ravages of WWII and the Holocaust.
