Different Horrors, Same Hell
Myrna Goldenberg
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Description for Different Horrors, Same Hell
Hardcover. Brings together a variety of essays demonstrating the breadth of contributions that feminist theory and gender analysis make to the study of the Holocaust Editor(s): Goldenberg, Myrna; Shapiro, Amy. Series: Stephen S. Weinstein Series in Post-Holocaust Studies. Num Pages: 18 illus. BIC Classification: HBTZ1; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 578.
Different Horrors, Same Hell brings together a variety of essays demonstrating the breadth of contributions that feminist theory and gender analysis make to the study of the Holocaust. The collection provides new perspectives on central works of Holocaust scholarship and representation, from the books of Hannah Arendt and Ruth Klüger to films such as Claude Lanzmann's Shoah and Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List. Interviews with survivors and their descendants draw new attention to the significance of women's roles and family structures during and in the aftermath of the Holocaust, and interviews and archival research reveal the undercurrents of sexual violence within ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Series
Stephen S. Weinstein Series in Post-Holocaust Studies
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780295992426
SKU
V9780295992426
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99-1
About Myrna Goldenberg
Myrna Goldenberg is professor emerita, Montgomery College, Maryland, and founding director of the Paul Peck Humanities Institute at Montgomery. Amy Shapiro is professor of philosophy and humanities at Alverno College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Other contributors include Karen Baldner, Doris Bergen, Suzanne Brown-Fleming, Britta Frede-Wenger, Mary J. Gallant, Gaby R. Glassman, Dorota Glowacka, Bjšrn Krondorfer, Rochelle L. Millen, and David Patterson. ... Read more
Reviews for Different Horrors, Same Hell
"The book's contributions come from a formidable, impressive, and multigenerational group of Holocaust scholars. With its interdisciplinarity and international perspectives, Different Horrors, Same Hell will make important contributions to Holocaust studies and, in particular, to scholarship about women and gender in that context." John K. Roth, Edward J. Sexton Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Claremont McKenna College "The voices vary widely, ... Read more