Contemporary Holocaust film beyond memetic imperatives
TitreContemporary Holocaust film beyond memetic imperatives
Auteur
Call number940.5318/0546
N° d'objet10607aj
Lieu de publicationHoboken, New Jersey, United States
EditeurWiley
Année de publication
2020
Paginationpp657-672
MatérielArticle
NotesArticle from the book 'A companion to the Holocaust' pp657-672
Description
Discusses films which portray the Holocaust in various ways. In 1988, Terrence Des Pres summarized the key tenets of unwritten "Holocaust etiquette", which demanded that the genocide be represented (1) as a unique event (2) reverentially (3) with strict attention to historical accuracy. Representations that have transgressed these rules have faced a variety of serious accusations: that they trivialize the genocide, desecrate the memory of the victims, and abet Holocaust revisionism and denial