Choice Reviews Online· 2013· Review
The generation of postmemory: writing and visual culture after the Holocaust
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Short summary
This book explores how the second and third generations after the Holocaust create 'postmemory' through writing and visual culture, challenging traditional notions of memory transmission.
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Key points
- Introduces and defines the concept of 'postmemory' for subsequent generations.
- Analyzes the role of writing and visual culture in shaping postmemory.
- Explores how postmemory is generated through familial narratives and cultural artifacts.
- Discusses the 'archival turn' in understanding postmemory and its connection to historical evidence.
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Abstract
IntroductionI. Familial Postmemories and Beyond1. The Generation of Postmemory2. What's Wrong With This Picture? with Leo Spitzer3. Marked by MemoryII. Affiliation4. Surviving Images5. Nazi Photographs in Post-Holocaust Art6. Projected Memory7. Testimonial Objects with Leo SpitzerIII. Connective Histories8. Objects of Return9. Postmemory's Archival TurnNotesBibliographyAcknowledgmentsIndex
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Field: Social Psychology
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