Holocaust Memory Reframed: Museums and the Challenges of Representation by Jenni

Description: Holocaust Memory Reframed by Jennifer Hansen-glucklich Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Museum administrators and curators have the challenging role of finding a creative way to present Holocaust exhibits to avoid cliched or dehumanising portrayals of victims and their suffering. Jennifer Hansen-Glucklich examines representations in three museums: Israels Yad Vashem, Germanys Jewish Museum the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. As she interprets the exhibits, Hansen-Glucklich clarifies how museums communicate Holocaust narratives within the historical and cultural contexts specific to Germany, Israel and the United States. Publisher Description Holocaust memorials and museums face a difficult task as their staff strive to commemorate and document horror. On the one hand, the events museums represent are beyond most peoples experiences. At the same time they are often portrayed by theologians, artists and philosophers in ways that are already known by the public. Museumadministrators and curators have the challenging role of finding a creative way to present Holocaust exhibits to avoid cliched or dehumanising portrayals of victims and theirsuffering.In Holocaust Memory Reframed, Jennifer Hansen-Glucklich examines representations in three museums: Israels Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, Germanys Jewish Museum in Berlin and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. She describes a variety of visually striking media, including architecture, photography exhibits, artifact displays and video installations in order to explain the aesthetic techniques that the museums employ. As she interprets the exhibits, Hansen-Glucklich clarifies how museums communicate Holocaust narratives within the historical and cultural contexts specific to Germany, Israel and the United States. In Yad Vashem, architect Moshe Safdie developed a narrative suited for Israel, rooted in a redemptive, Zionist story of homecoming to a place of mythic geography andrenewal, in contrast to death and suffering in exile. In the Jewish Museum in Berlin, Daniel Libeskinds architecture, broken lines and voids emphasise absence. Here exhibitscommunicate a conflicted ideology, torn between the loss of a Jewish past and the countrys current multicultural ethos. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museumpresents yet another lens, conveying through its exhibits a sense of sacrifice that is part of the civil values of American democracy and trying to overcome geographic andtemporal distance. One well-know example, the pile of thousands of shoes plundered from concentration camp victims encourages the visitor to bridge the gap betweenviewer and victim.Hansen-Glucklich explores how each museums concept of the sacred shapes the design and choreography of visitors experiences within museum spaces. These spaces are sites of pilgrimage that can in turn lead to rites of passage. Author Biography Jennifer Hansen-Glucklich teaches German language and literature in the department of modern foreign languages at the University of Mary Washington. Details ISBN 0813563232 ISBN-13 9780813563237 Title Holocaust Memory Reframed Author Jennifer Hansen-glucklich Format Paperback Year 2014 Pages 272 Publisher Rutgers University Press GE_Item_ID:161724794; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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