The witness as object : video testimonies in memorial museums / Steffi de Jong.
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 com...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Berghahn Books,
2018.
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| Series: | Museums and collections ;
v. 10. |
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| Online Access: | JSTOR Open Access |
| Summary: | 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. -- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 271 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1785336436 9781785336430 |