Taking abjection to Holocaust-related art
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]Taking abjection to Holocaust-related art
[nb-NO]Author[nb-NO]
Call number700.458405318/0001
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]09103e
[nb-NO]Place of publication[nb-NO]Heidelberg, Germany
[nb-NO]Publisher[nb-NO]Universitatsverlag Winter
[nb-NO]Year of publication[nb-NO]
2010
[nb-NO]Pagination[nb-NO]pp75-92
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]Article
[nb-NO]Series title[nb-NO]American studies ; v. 189
[nb-NO]ISBN[nb-NO]9783825357344
NotesArticle from the book 'The Holocaust, art, and taboo : transatlantic exchanges on the ethics and aesthetics of representation' pp75-92
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
Weinstein wonders how the approach to Holocaust-related art has changed after the contribution of survivors of the Holocaust is no longer possible. Without this direct connection to history the focus shifted from re-producing the experience of the Holocaust to producing a kind of 'Holocaust effect' or emotional response that does not allow for the rationalization or emotional distancing that witnessing usually entails