Reframing Holocaust Testimony.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (268 pages)
- The Modern Jewish Experience Series .
- The Modern Jewish Experience Series .
Cover -- REFRAMING HOLOCAUST TESTIMONY -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Testimonial Literacy -- 1. Testimonies from the Grassroots: The Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies -- 2. Centralizing Holocaust Testimony: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum -- 3. The Cinematic Origins and the Digital Future of the Shoah Foundation -- 4. Telling and Retelling Holocaust Testimonies -- Conclusion: Documenting Genocide through the Lens of the Holocaust -- Notes -- References -- Index.
He analyzes the ways in which interview questions, the framing of the camera, and curatorial and programming preferences impact how Holocaust testimony is molded, distributed, and received.