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Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Table of contents for the era of the witness annette. The era of the witness, by annette wieviorka, trans, from french by jared stark. She analyzes the conditions under which survivor testimonies have been produced, how they have been received over time, and how the testimonies shaped the construction of history and collective memory. In a lucid and accessible translation by jared stark, annette wieviorkas the era of the witness, originally published in french in 1998, examines the conditions under which testimony, and the social figure of the witness, emerged from the shadows of the holocaust to become a significant force in contemporary culture. In a lucid and accessible translation by jared stark, annette wieviorka s the era of the witness, originally published in french in 1998, examines the conditions under which testimony, and the. The era of the witness by annette wieviorka 9780801473166. The era of the witness by annette wieviorka, 9780801443312, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Written by annette wieviorka, 2006 edition, publisher. The era of the witness april 27, 2006 edition open library. Annette wieviorka annette wieviorka is the emeritus research director at cnrs.
At a moment when increasing attention to testimony, witnessing, trauma, and oral history seem to be expanding and enabling dialogue among scholars and professionals in diverse fields, annette wieviorkas book, the era of the witness, sends up some cautionary flares for the historian of the holocaust. Although their book helped to launch the field of trauma studies in the. In the era of the witness, a concise, rigorously argued, and provocative work of cultural and intellectual history, annette wieviorka seeks to answer this surpassingly today such recollections are considered among the most compelling and important historical sources we have, but this has not always been true. In a lucid and accessible translation by jared stark, annette wieviorkas the era of the witness, originally published in french in 1998, examines the conditions under which testimony, and the. The museums collections document the fate of holocaust victims, survivors, rescuers, liberators, and others through artifacts, documents, photos, films, books, personal stories, and more. The holocaust, annette wieviorka observes in her new volume, has become paradigmatic for the construction of collective memory.
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