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The Witness as Object Video Testimonies in Holocaust Museums / Steffi de Jong.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jong, Steffi de, 1984- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Arts.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (284 pages)
- Other Title:
- Knowledge Unlatched.
- Place of Publication:
- United States : Berghahn Books, 2018.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- KU Select 2017: Front list Collection
- BiblioBoard internal publisher id: 101571
- ISBN:
- 9781785336430
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