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The Witness as Object

Video Testimony in Memorial Museums

Medium: Buch
ISBN: 978-1-78920-536-7
Verlag: Berghahn Books
Erscheinungstermin: 01.11.2019
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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.

Produkteigenschaften


  • Artikelnummer: 9781789205367
  • Medium: Buch
  • ISBN: 978-1-78920-536-7
  • Verlag: Berghahn Books
  • Erscheinungstermin: 01.11.2019
  • Sprache(n): Englisch
  • Auflage: 1. Auflage 2019
  • Serie: Museums and Collections
  • Produktform: Kartoniert, Paperback
  • Gewicht: 413 g
  • Seiten: 280
  • Format (B x H x T): 152 x 229 x 15 mm
  • Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt

Autoren/Hrsg.

Autoren

Jong, Steffi de

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