History and memory after Auschwitz
By: Dominick LaCapra.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Ithaca, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
Subjects: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Historiography.; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Psychological aspects.; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Influence.
Description: Dominick LaCapra focuses on the interactions among history, memory, and ethicopolitical concerns as they emerge in the aftermath of the Shoah. Particularly notable are his analyses of Albert Camus's novella The Fall, Claude Lanzmann's film Shoah, and Art Spiegelman's "comic book" Maus. LaCapra also considers the Historians' Debate in the aftermath of German reunification and the role of psychoanalysis in historical understanding and critical theory.
Notes: Includes index.