Empathy and distanciation: an examination of Holocaust video- and photography in the Topography of Terror, the German Military History Museum and the Canadian Museum for Human Rights
| dc.contributor.author | Johnston-Weiss, Erin | |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Heberger, Alexandra (German and Slavic Studies) Muller, Adam (English, Film, and Theatre) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Jaeger, Stephan (German and Slavic Studies) | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-09-12T13:25:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-09-12T13:25:05Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
| dc.degree.discipline | German and Slavic Studies | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Arts (M.A.) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This project seeks to examine the ways in which the media of Holocaust photography and videography are represented in museums in Canada and Germany. Specifically, this project analyzes the Topography of Terror (Berlin), the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (Winnipeg), and the German Military History Museum (Dresden). The media of video- and photography are integral to a comparative examination of the intentional and unintentional effects and knowledge produced by these museums, since both media tend to be seen as more ‘authentic’ than text and remain somewhat outside the control of the museums; photographs and videos are often more than just a mouthpiece for museal goals. In order to adequately compare these representations in each of the three museums, they are analyzed simultaneously through the lens of distance and proximity between visitor and subject, and whether one is able to feel empathy for historical persons (and with whom) or not. | en_US |
| dc.description.note | October 2016 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/31672 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | open access | en_US |
| dc.subject | Holocaust | en_US |
| dc.subject | Museum Studies | en_US |
| dc.subject | Photography | en_US |
| dc.subject | Videography | en_US |
| dc.subject | Distanciation | en_US |
| dc.subject | Empathy | en_US |
| dc.subject | Second World War | en_US |
| dc.subject | German Studies | en_US |
| dc.title | Empathy and distanciation: an examination of Holocaust video- and photography in the Topography of Terror, the German Military History Museum and the Canadian Museum for Human Rights | en_US |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |
| local.subject.manitoba | yes | en_US |