Figures of memory: the rhetoric of displacement at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

"Explores how the USHMM and other museums and memorials both displace and disturb the memories that they are trying to commemorate. Figures of Memory examines how the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) in Washington, DC, uses its space and the design of its exhibits to 'move&#...

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Main Author: Bernard-Donals, Michael F. 1963- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Albany SUNY Press 2016
In:Year: 2016
Reviews:Figures of Memory: The Rhetoric of Displacement at the United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumMichael F. Bernard-Donals (2018) (Mengerink, Mark A.)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B United States Holocaust Memorial Museum / Memorial / Collective memory / Psychology / Deferral
Further subjects:B Memorials Social aspects (United States)
B Displacement (Psychology) (United States)
B Museums Psychological aspects
B Memorials (United States) Psychological aspects
B Museum exhibits (Washington (D.C.)) Psychological aspects
B United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
B Memory Social aspects (United States)
B Museum visitors (Washington (D.C.)) Psychology
B Rhetoric and psychology
B Museums Social aspects