Show me the Shoah!' Generic experience and spectatorship in popular representations of the Holocaust
Titolo' Show me the Shoah!' Generic experience and spectatorship in popular representations of the Holocaust
Autore
Call numberP940.5318/264
Numero oggetto11355
Luogo di pubblicazioneWest Lafayette, Indiana, United States
EditorePurdue University Press
Anno di pubblicazione
2008
Paginazione20p.
MaterialeLoose-leaf
NotesArticle from the journal 'Shofar : an interdisciplinary journal of Jewish Studies' Vol.27 No.1 2008 p1-20
Descrizione
Explores the relationship between the the textual features of popular cultural artefacts pertaining to the Holocaust and the circumstances of their reception. Comparative cultural studies are deployed in analysing a film, 'Life is beautiful' (Roberto Benigni, 1997); a children's book, Dr Seuss's 'The Sneetches' (1961); and the Jewish Museum Berlin designed by Daniel Liberskind.