Absent presence, pathological afterimages, and the aesthetics of excrement
TitreAbsent presence, pathological afterimages, and the aesthetics of excrement
Auteur
Call number940.5318/0052
N° d'objet10693c
Lieu de publicationEvanston, Illinois, United States
Année de publication
2021
Paginationpp68-85
MatérielArticle
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.