ISBN:
978-1-78533-644-7
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978-1-78533-643-0 /Hb.
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978-1-78920-536-7 /Pbk.
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (ix, 271 Seiten)
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Illustrationen
Series Statement:
Museums and Collections Volume 10
Keywords:
Museumskunde Anthropologie, visuelle
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Erlebnisbericht
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Video
Abstract:
In recent years, historical witnessing has emerged as a category of "museum object." Audiovisual recordings of interviews with individuals remembering events of historical importance are now integral to the collections and research activities of museums. They have also become important components in narrative and exhibition design strategies. With a focus on Holocaust museums, this study scrutinizes for the first time the new global phenomenon of the "musealization" of the witness to history, exploring the processes, prerequisites, and consequences of the transformation of video testimonies into exhibits. (Verlagsangaben)
Description / Table of Contents:
List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Notes on the Text -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Witness to History: Conceptual Clarifications -- Chapter 2. Genealogy: The Mediation of the Witness to History as a Carrier of Memory -- Chapter 3. Collecting: Turning Communicative Memory into Cultural Memory -- Chapter 4. Exhibiting: The Witness to History as a Museum Object -- Chapter 5. Communicating: Witnesses to History as Didactic Tools -- Conclusion - Bibliography -- Index
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite [251]-265
URL:
https://www.berghahnbooks.com/title/DeJongWitness
