Language:
English
Year of publication:
2009
Titel der Quelle:
History and Theory; Studies in the Philosophy of History
Angaben zur Quelle:
48,2 [Theme Issue 47] (2009) 77-102
Keywords:
Spielberg, Steven,
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in motion pictures
Abstract:
The success of Spielberg's film in the USA and other Western countries can be greatly attributed to the fact that it creates the impression of telling an authentic story. Investigates the strategy with which Spielberg achieved the effect of authenticity. Discusses Jörn Rüsen's concept of three dimensions of historical culture - political, aesthetic, and cognitive, noting that Spielberg managed to maintain a sophisticated balance between these three dimensions in his film. With the change in Western culture of memory at the end of the 20th century, a need to provide meaning rather than just reproduce facts has moved into the foreground. Spielberg accepted canons of modern popular culture, but at the same time succeeded in using insights gained by historiography and in creating a meaning related to the present and the future.
DOI:
10.1111/j.1468-2303.2009.00499.x
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