The Witness as Object : Video Testimonies in Holocaust Museums
de Jong, Steffi
The Witness as Object : Video Testimonies in Holocaust Museums - Berghahn Books 20180430
Open Access
Today more than ever before, the historical witness is now a "museum object" 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 "musealisation" of testimony, exploring the processes, prerequisites, and consequences of the transformation of video testimonies into exhibits.
Creative Commons
English
j.ctv3znzsd 9781785336430;9781785336447
10.2307/j.ctv3znzsd doi
Museology & heritage studies
History Holocaust video exhibits testimony public memory public history Bergen-Belsen concentration camp Imperial War Museum The Holocaust Yad Vashem
The Witness as Object : Video Testimonies in Holocaust Museums - Berghahn Books 20180430
Open Access
Today more than ever before, the historical witness is now a "museum object" 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 "musealisation" of testimony, exploring the processes, prerequisites, and consequences of the transformation of video testimonies into exhibits.
Creative Commons
English
j.ctv3znzsd 9781785336430;9781785336447
10.2307/j.ctv3znzsd doi
Museology & heritage studies
History Holocaust video exhibits testimony public memory public history Bergen-Belsen concentration camp Imperial War Museum The Holocaust Yad Vashem