The Holocaust and the postmodern / Robert Eaglestone.
"The Holocaust and the Postmodern argues that postmodernism, especially understood in the light of the work of Emmanuel Levinas and Jacques Derrida, is a response to the Holocaust. This way of thinking offers new perspectives on Holocaust testimony, literature, historiography, and post-Holocaus...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press,
2004.
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| Summary: | "The Holocaust and the Postmodern argues that postmodernism, especially understood in the light of the work of Emmanuel Levinas and Jacques Derrida, is a response to the Holocaust. This way of thinking offers new perspectives on Holocaust testimony, literature, historiography, and post-Holocaust philosophy. While postmodernism is often derided for being either playful and superficial or obscure and elitist, this book demonstrates its commitment to facing the past and to ethics." "Weaving together theory and practice, testimony, literature, history, and philosophy, this interdisciplinary book is the first to explore in detail the significance of the Holocaust for postmodernism, and the significance of postmodernism for understanding the Holocaust."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 369 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0199265933 9780199265930 9780199239375 0199239371 |