Absent presence, pathological afterimages, and the aesthetics of excrement
TitleAbsent presence, pathological afterimages, and the aesthetics of excrement
Author
Call number940.5318/0052
Object number10693c
Place of publicationEvanston, Illinois, United States
PublisherNorthwestern University Press
Year of publication
2021
Physical descriptionpp68-85
MaterialArticle
NotesArticle from the book 'Lessons and legacies: the Holocaust in the twenty-first century: relevance and challenges in the digital age' pp68-85
Description
The author mounts a philosophical investigation of excremental aesthetics during the Holocaust, using a range of philosophical, literary, testimonial and visual sources. She asserts that the stench of excrement has yet to be grasped or understood as a site of ''olfactory information 'about the Holocaust.