History and memory after Auschwitz
TítuloHistory and memory after Auschwitz
Autor
Call number940.5318/0142
Número del objeto04000
Lugar de publicaciónIthaca, New York, United States
EditorialCornell University Press
Año de publicación
1998
Paginación214p.,index, bibliographical references
MaterialBook
ISBN0801484960
Descripción
Focuses on the interactions among history, memory and ethicopolitical concerns as they emerge in the aftermath of the Shoah. Includes analyses of Camus's 'The Fall', Lanzmann's 'Shoah' and Spiegelman's 'Maus.' LaCapra also considers the Historians' Debate in the aftermath of German reunification and the role of psychoanalysis in historical understanding and critical theory