ISBN:
9781780936338
,
1780936338
Language:
English
Pages:
XI, 215 S.
Year of publication:
2015
DDC:
940.53/1864
Keywords:
Memory (Philosophy)
;
Place (Philosophy)
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
;
Collective memory
;
Judenvernichtung
;
Überlebender
;
Kollektives Gedächtnis
;
Generation
Abstract:
Introduction: generations, witnessing and place -- 1. Survivor memoirs of return: encountering the past in the present -- 2. The second generation: searching for the past at sites of memory -- 3. The third generation: the role of place in imagining the past -- 4. The paradox of place and bearing witness: manipulated topographies, pilgrimage and Holocaust tourism -- Conclusion: if place is not a witness, what is?
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction: generations, witnessing and place1. Survivor memoirs of return: encountering the past in the present -- 2. The second generation: searching for the past at sites of memory -- 3. The third generation: the role of place in imagining the past -- 4. The paradox of place and bearing witness: manipulated topographies, pilgrimage and Holocaust tourism -- Conclusion: if place is not a witness, what is?
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
