Visual Culture and the Holocaust

Download or read book Visual Culture and the Holocaust written by Barbie Zelizer and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book that looks at both the traditional and the unconventional ways in which the holocaust has been visually represented. The purpose of this volume is to enhance our understanding of the visual representation of the Holocaust - in films, television, photographs, art and museum installations and cultural artifacts - and to examine the ways in which these have shaped our consciousness. The areas covered include the Eichman Trial as covered on American television, the impact of Schindler's List, the Jewish Museum in Berlin, the Isreali Heritage Museums, Women and Holocaust Photography, Interne.