{"product_id":"trauma-memory-9780367703172","title":"Trauma  Memory","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the past decades, the memory of the Holocaust has not only become a common cultural consciousness but also a cultural property shared by people all over the world. This collection brings together academics, critics and creative practitioners from the fields of Holocaust Studies, Literature, History, Media Studies, Creative Writing and German Studies to discuss contemporary trends in Holocaust commemoration and representation in literature, film, TV, the entertainment industry and social media. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe essays in this trans-disciplinary collection debate how contemporary culture engages with the legacy of the Holocaust now that, 75 years on from the end of the Second World War, the number of actual survivors is dwindling. It engages with ongoing cultural debates in Holocaust Studies that have seen a development from, largely, testimonial presentations of the Holocaust to more fictional narratives both in literature and film. In addition to a number of chapters focusing in part\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart I: Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: the Holocaust in Contemporary Culture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristine Berberich\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. ‘To tell the story’: cultural trauma and holocaust metanarrative \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnna Clare Hunter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart II: New Trends in Holocaust Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. No laughing matter: humor and the Holocaust in Woody Allen, Shalom Auslander, and Howard Jacobson \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristopher Madden\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. From silence to testimony: performing trauma and postmemory in Jonathan Safran Foer’s Everything is Illuminated\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAudrey Bardizbanian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Whose trauma is it? A trauma-theoretical reading of The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZuzana Burákóva\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. ‘I think I’m beginning to understand. What I’m writing is an infranovel’: Laurent Binet, HHhH and the problem of ‘writing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehistory’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristine Berberich\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. ‘Beyond words’: representing the ‘Holocaust by bullets’ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSue Vice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. Still struggling with German history: W.G. Sebald, Gunter Demnig and activist memory workers in Berlin today \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKirsten Grimstad\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart III: The Holocaust in Contemporary Culture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. Remembering the ‘unwanted’ victims: initiatives to memorialize the National Socialist euthanasia program in Germany \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaroline Pearce\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. Figuring the Grey Zone: the Auschwitz Sonderkommando in contemporary culture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDominic Williams\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. Instagram and Auschwitz: a critical assessment of the impact social media has on Holocaust representation \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGemma Commane and Rebekah Potton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11. Encountering Auschwitz: touring the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaire Griffiths\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfterword: Conclusion \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristine Berberich\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018031169879,"sku":"9780367703172","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367703172.jpg?v=1750775412","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/trauma-memory-9780367703172","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}