Images in Spite of All: Four Photographs from Auschwitz | Synapse
May 15, 2010
Images in Spite of All: Four Photographs from Auschwitz
Key Points
To examine the significance of images in the context of Auschwitz and the Holocaust.
Analysis of four photographs from Auschwitz
Exploration of historical context and narrative in visual representation
Discussion of theoretical implications of images on memory and trauma
Findings indicate that images can evoke complex responses to historical events
Illustrates the tension between representation and reality in the context of trauma
The photographs serve as a medium for confronting challenging histories.
Abstract
by Georges Didi‐Huberman, trans. Shane B. Lillis Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 2008 248 pp. , 30 black‐and‐white illus. , 35. 00 (cloth). ISBN 978‐0‐226‐14816‐8 Reviewed by Ulrich Baer In 194. . .