Italian Memory and Italian Memory Wars at Auschwitz

Abstract The Italian national memorial on the site of Auschwitz I was opened to the public in April 1980 and closed down in July 2011. The article examines the conception and genesis of the memorial in the 1970s, looking at the tensions and also the artistic richness of the project. It then examines...

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Auteur principal: Gordon, Robert S. C. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Brill 2012
Dans: Images
Année: 2012, Volume: 6, Numéro: 1, Pages: 113-118
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Résumé:Abstract The Italian national memorial on the site of Auschwitz I was opened to the public in April 1980 and closed down in July 2011. The article examines the conception and genesis of the memorial in the 1970s, looking at the tensions and also the artistic richness of the project. It then examines in this light the public controversy that erupted around its proposed renovation, starting in 2008. It suggests a number of ways in which this unresolved debate throws light on key questions about Italy’s historical and contemporary memorialization of the Shoah.
ISSN:1871-8000
Contient:Enthalten in: Images
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/18718000-12340008