Show me the Shoah: generic experience and spectatorship in popular representation of the Holocaust
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]Show me the Shoah: generic experience and spectatorship in popular representation of the Holocaust
[nb-NO]Author[nb-NO]
Call numberP791.430909358/031
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]11297
[nb-NO]Place of publication[nb-NO]West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
[nb-NO]Publisher[nb-NO]Jewish Studies Program, Purdue University
[nb-NO]Year of publication[nb-NO]
2008
[nb-NO]Pagination[nb-NO]20p.
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]Loose-leaf
NotesArticle from the journal 'Shofar: an interdisciplinary journal of Jewish studies', Vo.27, No.1, 2008
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
This essay explores the relationship between the textual features of popular cultural artifacts pertaining to the Holocaust and the circumstances of their reception. Comparative cultural studies methods are deployed in analysing a film, 'Life is beautiful', a children's book, Dr Seuss' 'The Sneetches' and the Jewish Museum, Berlin.