Memory and Narrative Ethics - Lothe, Jakob
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This book explores how different forms of narrative maintain and extend our knowledge of the Holocaust at this critical moment in history when the last survivors are passing away. Arguing that it is essential not to forget the historical event of the Holocaust, the book shows that our memory of the Holocaust is increasingly a cultural memory transmitted through, and shaped by, the media - including film and TV series. The verbal narratives and film narratives discussed in this book demonstrate that literature and film can be constructive responses to the ethical challenge of remembering the Holocaust.…mehr

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This book explores how different forms of narrative maintain and extend our knowledge of the Holocaust at this critical moment in history when the last survivors are passing away. Arguing that it is essential not to forget the historical event of the Holocaust, the book shows that our memory of the Holocaust is increasingly a cultural memory transmitted through, and shaped by, the media - including film and TV series. The verbal narratives and film narratives discussed in this book demonstrate that literature and film can be constructive responses to the ethical challenge of remembering the Holocaust.
Autorenporträt
Jakob Lothe is Professor of English Literature at the University of Oslo. Combined with this position, he has also been an adjunct professor at the University of Bergen. He has been an invited visiting scholar at St. John's College, University of Oxford (1996-1997), Harvard University (2005), University of Cape Town (2010), and Regent's Park College, University of Oxford (2017-2018). His books include Conrad's Narrative Method (Oxford UP, 1989), Narrative in Fiction and Film (Oxford UP, 2000), After Testimony, co-ed. (Ohio State UP, 2012), Narrative Ethics, co-ed. (Rodopi, 2013), and Time's Witnesses: Women's Voices from the Holocaust, ed. (Fledgling Press, 2017).