Holocaust culture in perspective: evading the Holocaust story and its legacy of responsibility
TitleHolocaust culture in perspective: evading the Holocaust story and its legacy of responsibility
Author
Call numberS940.5318/010
Object number08555ab
Place of publicationHaifa, Israel
Year of publication
2012
Dimensionspp125-150
MaterialArticle
NotesArticle from the journal 'Dapim Studies on the Shoah' Vol.26 pp125-150
Description
This essay examines the proliferation of post-Holocaust cultural responses to the Holocaust - the consciousness of which has penetrated the law, politics and society. It has also left an indelible mark on literature, art and culture. The producers of culture and their audiences have been attracted to the Holocaust's tragic dimensions yet they have conveyed it in ways that avoid its moral legacy