Fragments of the Holocaust : the Amsterdam Hollandsche Schouwburg as a site of memory / David Duindam.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Duindam, David, author.

Series:

Heritage and memory studies.

Heritage and memory studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hollandse Schouwburg.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Netherlands--Amsterdam.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).

Theaters--Netherlands--Amsterdam--History.

Theaters.

Amsterdam (Netherlands)--Buildings, structures, etc.

Amsterdam (Netherlands).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (236 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2019.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Why do we attach so much value to sites of Holocaust memory, if all we ever encounter are fragments of a past that can never be fully comprehended? David Duindam examines how the Hollandsche Schouwburg, a former theater in Amsterdam used for the registration and deportation of nearly 50,000 Jews, fell into disrepair after World War II before it became the first Holocaust memorial museum of the Netherlands. Fragments of the Holocaust: The Amsterdam Hollandsche Schouwburg as a Site of Memory combines a detailed historical study of the postwar period of this site with a critical analysis of its contemporary presentation by placing it within international debates concerning memory, emotionally fraught heritage and museum studies. A case is made for the continued importance of the Hollandsche Schouwburg and other comparable sites, arguing that these will remain important in the future as indexical fragments where new generations can engage with the memory of the Holocaust on a personal and affective level.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

Prologue

1. The Dynamics of Sites of Memory

2. The Construction of an In Situ Memorial Site

3. The Performance of Memory

4. The Fragmented Memorial Museum

5. The Spatial Proliferation of Memory

Epilogue

Acknowledgements

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Mar 2021).

ISBN:

1-003-69594-9

1-04-078912-9

90-485-3825-4

9781003695943

OCLC:

1080520498