The Witness as Object
Berghahn Books (Verlag)
978-1-78533-643-0 (ISBN)
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.
Steffi de Jong is a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Cologne’s Institute for Contemporary History. She obtained her doctorate from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim and has held positions at the Humboldt-Universität in Berlin and Maastricht University. Her publications include articles in the International Handbook of Museum Studies and WerkstattGeschichte.
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
| Erscheinungsdatum | 14.02.2018 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Museums and Collections |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78533-643-6 / 1785336436 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78533-643-0 / 9781785336430 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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