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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813824403321

Autore

Shenker Noah

Titolo

Reframing Holocaust testimony / / Noah Shenker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, Indiana ; ; Indianapolis, [Indiana] : , : Indiana University Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-253-01717-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (268 p.)

Collana

Modern Jewish Experience

Disciplina

940.5318075

Soggetti

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Influence

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Audio-visual aids

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Social aspects

Oral history - Audio-visual aids

Video recording - Influence

Interviewing - Technique

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Institutions that have collected video testimonies from the few remaining Holocaust survivors are grappling with how to continue their mission to educate and commemorate. Noah Shenker calls attention to the ways that audiovisual testimonies of the Holocaust have been mediated by the institutional histories and practices of their respective archives. Shenker argues that testimonies are shaped not only by the encounter between interviewer and interviewee, but also by technical practices and the testimony process. He analyzes the ways in which interview questions, the framing of the camera, and curatorial and programming preferences impact how Holocaust testimony is molded, distributed, and received"--Provided by publisher.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Testimonies from the Grassroots: The Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies -- 2. Centralizing Holocaust Testimony: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum -- 3. The Cinematic Origins and the Digital Future of the Shoah Foundation -- 4. Telling and Retelling Holocaust Testimonies. Conclusion: Documenting Genocide through the Lens of the Holocaust.

Sommario/riassunto

Institutions that have collected video testimonies from the few



remaining Holocaust survivors are grappling with how to continue their mission to educate and commemorate. Noah Shenker calls attention to the ways that audiovisual testimonies of the Holocaust have been mediated by the institutional histories and practices of their respective archives. Shenker argues that testimonies are shaped not only by the encounter between interviewer and interviewee, but also by technical practices and the testimony process. He analyzes the ways in which interview questions, the framing of the camera, and c