'Not read and consumed in the same way as other books': The experience of reading Holocaust testimony

Eaglestone considers the problems associated with reading survivor testimony from the Holocaust. Although readers are tole that they cannot imagine the suffering of the victims, it is precisely the representation or mediation of experience, in the forms that seem to allow and encourage identificatio...

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Published in:The Critical quarterly 2003-10, Vol.45 (3), p.32-41
Main Author: Eaglestone, Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Holocaust
Narratives
Reading
Testimony
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Summary:Eaglestone considers the problems associated with reading survivor testimony from the Holocaust. Although readers are tole that they cannot imagine the suffering of the victims, it is precisely the representation or mediation of experience, in the forms that seem to allow and encourage identification, that leads to the comprehension of the experiences of the survivors.
ISSN:0011-1562
1467-8705
DOI:10.1111/1467-8705.00504