The Witness as Object

The Witness as Object
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Publisher : Berghahn Books
Total Pages : 282
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ISBN-10 : 9781785336430
ISBN-13 : 1785336436
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Book Synopsis The Witness as Object by : Steffi de Jong

Download or read book The Witness as Object written by Steffi de Jong and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2018-01-31 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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