Witnessing the Witness

Ahead of Publication Published by De Gruyter Oldenbourg 2023

Witnessing the Witness

After 1945: On War Crimes, Mass Murder, and Genocide

Edited by: Manuela Consonni and Philip Galland Nord

Volume 4 in the series The Vidal Sassoon Studies in Antisemitism, Racism, and Prejudice

Overview

About this book

Rethinking the concepts of "witnessing" and "witness" is highly relevant to the study of war crimes, mass murder and genocide. Through multiple readings, the volume shows the meanings and functions of witnessing in a political and historical context marked by the emergence of multiculturalism. The ultimate goal is the exploration of divergent and intersectional positions of the witness and witnessing as both concrete and hermeneutical categories. As a result, the mechanisms of social, political, and psychological oppression, murder and genocide will become tangible and understandable with greater precision and finesse.

Author information

Manuela Consonni, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel; Philip Nord, Princeton University, USA.

Topics

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Audience: Academics in the field of history, philosphy and social sciences.
Pages
- Main content: 250
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 10
Keywords: Witnessing; War Crimes; Genocide; Memory; Trials

eBook

Planned Publication: July 14, 2023
ISBN: 9783110771381

Hardcover

Planned Publication: July 14, 2023
ISBN: 9783110770896