Taking abjection to Holocaust-related art
TitleTaking abjection to Holocaust-related art
Author
Call number700.458405318/0001
Object number09103e
Place of publicationHeidelberg, Germany
PublisherUniversitatsverlag Winter
Year of publication
2010
Physical descriptionpp75-92
MaterialArticle
Series titleAmerican studies ; v. 189
ISBN9783825357344
NotesArticle from the book 'The Holocaust, art, and taboo : transatlantic exchanges on the ethics and aesthetics of representation' pp75-92
Description
Weinstein wonders how the approach to Holocaust-related art has changed after the contribution of survivors of the Holocaust is no longer possible. Without this direct connection to history the focus shifted from re-producing the experience of the Holocaust to producing a kind of 'Holocaust effect' or emotional response that does not allow for the rationalization or emotional distancing that witnessing usually entails