Confronting the past on screens

This introduction situates the present collection of critical articles both in the historical context of contemporary forms of Holocaust commemoration and in the scholarly tradition of research on Holocaust cinema. The various contributions on fictional and documentary films from diverse countries a...

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Published inHolocaust studies Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 147 - 155
Main Author Bayer, Gerd
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Routledge 03.04.2021
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
cinematic form
Documentary films
Guilt
Holocaust
Holocaust cinema
Memory
Motion pictures
truth and representation
Witnesses
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Summary:This introduction situates the present collection of critical articles both in the historical context of contemporary forms of Holocaust commemoration and in the scholarly tradition of research on Holocaust cinema. The various contributions on fictional and documentary films from diverse countries address a wide range of topics, including the notion of the law and how its courtrooms are staged cinematically or how witnesses are invested with authority. Related to matters of guilt is the issue of intergenerational memory, often addressed when films evoke forms of perpetration and thereby connect forms of affect to larger ethical questions related to memory work.
ISSN:1750-4902
2048-4887
DOI:10.1080/17504902.2019.1637472