
Memory Work
The Second Generation
Nina Fischer(Author)
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Published on 29. September 2015
Book
Hardback
VII, 262 pages
978-1-137-55761-2 (ISBN)
Description
Memory Work studies how Jewish children of Holocaust survivors from the English-speaking diaspora explore the past in literary texts. By identifying areas where memory manifests - Objects, Names, Bodies, Food, Passover, 9/11 it shows how the Second Generation engage with the pre-Holocaust family and their parents' survival.
Reviews / Votes
'Nina Fischer's exploration of Second Generation Holocaust literature goes beyond conventional notions of family memory as defined by trauma and pathology. In a crowded field, hers is a new voice, clear, subtle, and moving.' Jay Winter, Charles J. Stille Professor of History, Yale University, USA
'A capacious interdisciplinary study that takes us beyond the impasses of trauma, focusing instead on nodes and continuities that enable the transmission of a 'usable past'. Nina Fischer's command of the field is impressive, she approaches her corpus with tact and generosity, her writing is clear and accessible. A superb intervention in memory studies.' Debarati Sanyal, Professor of French, University of California Berkeley, USA
More details
Series
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
1 s/w Abbildung
VII, 262 p. 1 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
463 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-137-55761-2 (9781137557612)
DOI
10.1057/9781137557629
Schweitzer Classification
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Person
Nina Fischer teaches Jewish Studies at the University of Edinburgh, UK. She has held positions and fellowships at the University of Konstanz, the Australian National University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her research areas include Holocaust, Memory, Cultural, and Jewish Studies.
Content
1. Introduction Memory Work: The Second Generation 2. Objects 3. Names 4. Bodies 5. Food 6. Passover 7. Experiencing History: 9/11 Afterword: On Memory Work