On listening to a Holocaust survivor (or not): a case study of Vera Karoly
On listening to a Holocaust survivor (or not): a case study of Vera Karoly
This article explores power relations in gathering Holocaust survivor life stories. Through the case study of Slovakian Jewish survivor, Vera Karoly, it asks whether her testimony was given or taken. Using Hank Greenspan’s work as its inspiration, it contemplates the various forms of testimony and cultural production that were produced relating to Vera. The author himself is part of that process and it includes a reflexive approach to how he confronted the Holocaust. The ethical issues raised when a Holocaust survivor is reluctant to give testimony are to the fore, analyzing in this case how it led to a form of counter-memorial to the (im)possibility of speaking about the Shoah.
Auschwitz, control, ethics, Holocaust survivors, testimony, trauma
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Kushner, Tony
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21 August 2024
Kushner, Tony
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Abstract
This article explores power relations in gathering Holocaust survivor life stories. Through the case study of Slovakian Jewish survivor, Vera Karoly, it asks whether her testimony was given or taken. Using Hank Greenspan’s work as its inspiration, it contemplates the various forms of testimony and cultural production that were produced relating to Vera. The author himself is part of that process and it includes a reflexive approach to how he confronted the Holocaust. The ethical issues raised when a Holocaust survivor is reluctant to give testimony are to the fore, analyzing in this case how it led to a form of counter-memorial to the (im)possibility of speaking about the Shoah.
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On listening to a Holocaust survivor or not a case study of Vera Karoly
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Published date: 21 August 2024
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Auschwitz, control, ethics, Holocaust survivors, testimony, trauma
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ISSN: 1750-4902
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