The Witness as Object : Video Testimonies in Holocaust Museums
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The Witness as Object : Video Testimonies in Holocaust Museums

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The Witness as Object : Video Testimonies in Holocaust Museums

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Today more than ever before, the historical witness is now a "museum objectâ€_x009d_ in the form of video interviews with individuals remembering events of historical importance. Such video testimonies now not only are part of the collections and research activities of museums, but become deeply intertwined with narrative and exhibit design. With a focus on Holocaust museums, this study scrutinizes for the first time this new global process of "musealisationâ€_x009d_ of testimony, exploring the processes, prerequisites, and consequences of the transformation of video testimonies into exhibits.

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Year
2018
ISBN
9781785336430
Topic
Art

Table of contents

  1. The Witness as Object
  2. Contents
  3. List of Illustrations
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. Notes on the Text
  6. Introduction
  7. Chapter 1. The Witness to History
  8. Chapter 2. Genealogy
  9. Chapter 3. Collecting
  10. Chapter 4. Exhibiting
  11. Chapter 5. Communicating
  12. Conclusion
  13. Bibliography
  14. Index
  15. Blank Page