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Entertaining History: (Un)heroic Identification, Apt Pupils, and An Ethical Imagination.

Authors :
Eppert, Claudia
Source :
New German Critique. Spring/Summer2002, Issue 86, p71. 31p.
Publication Year :
2002

Abstract

Proposes a rethinking of entertaining representations of the Jewish Holocaust, particularly representations involving toying with perpetration, in ways that might redefine their potential as instruments of learning and remembrance. What these representations say about dominant Western conventions of engagement; Under-emphasized recognition concerning what to teach about historical trauma.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0094033X
Issue :
86
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
New German Critique
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
9227297
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2307/3115202