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Examines representations of the Holocaust, Holocaust survivors and
their descendants in animated documentaries The book is the first
comprehensive analysis of animated Holocaust documentaries Analyses
films that were not researched before Discusses case studies from
the USA, Canada, Australia, Europe, and Israel Interdisciplinary
research that brings together Film studies, Animation Studies,
Holocaust Studies, Trauma Studies, and Memory Studies Animated
Holocaust documentaries visualize subject matter that previously
eluded live-action documentaries such as the unfilmed past and
people's inner worlds The vast majority of animated Holocaust
documentaries marginalize the horrors and instead focus on bravery,
resilience, and hope Animated documentaries dealing with the
Holocaust, Holocaust survivors, and their descendants constitute a
new phenomenon and inaugurate a new field of Holocaust
commemoration. This book is the first comprehensive analysis of
animated Holocaust documentaries. It explores movies produced in
the USA, Canada, Australia, Europe, and Israel. Based on theories
developed in the fields of animated documentary, Holocaust studies,
cinema studies, trauma studies, and memory studies, this volume
discusses the ways in which animated Holocaust documentaries create
a new layer of Holocaust microhistory, their advantages, and their
disadvantages. It shows how these movies visualize subject matter
that previously eluded live-action documentaries such as the
unfilmed past and people's inner worlds. The book shows that
Holocaust animated documentaries also have specific shortcomings
and have generated a new set of problems relating to Holocaust
memory and representation. For example, the vast majority
marginalize the horrors and instead focus on bravery, resilience,
and hope.
Since the late 1990s in Israel, third-generation Holocaust
survivors have become the new custodians of cultural memory, and
the documentary films they produce play a major role in shaping a
societal consensus of commemoration. In Remaking Holocaust Memory,
a pioneering analysis of third-generation Holocaust documentaries
in Israel, Steir-Livny investigates compelling films that have been
screened in Israel, Europe, and the United States, appeared in
numerous international film festivals, and won international
awards, but have yet to receive significant academic attention.
Steir-Livny's comprehensive investigation reveals how the
""absolute truths"" that appeared in the majority of
second-generation films are deconstructed and disputed in the newer
films, which do not dismiss their ""cinematic parents' "" approach
but rather rethink fixed notions, extend the debates, and pose
questions where previously there had been exclamation marks.
Steir-Livny also explores the ways in which the third-generation's
perspectives on Holocaust memory govern cinematic trends and
aesthetic choices, and how these might impact the moral
recollection of the past. Finally, Remaking Holocaust Memory serves
as an excellent reference tool, as it helpfully lists all of the
second- and third-generation films available, as well as the
festival screenings and awards they have garnered.
Since the late 1990s in Israel, third-generation Holocaust
survivors have become the new custodians of cultural memory, and
the documentary films they produce play a major role in shaping a
societal consensus of commemoration. In Remaking Holocaust Memory,
a pioneering analysis of third-generation Holocaust documentaries
in Israel, Steir-Livny investigates compelling films that have been
screened in Israel, Europe, and the United States, appeared in
numerous international film festivals, and won international
awards, but have yet to receive significant academic attention.
Steir-Livny's comprehensive investigation reveals how the
""absolute truths"" that appeared in the majority of
second-generation films are deconstructed and disputed in the newer
films, which do not dismiss their ""cinematic parents' "" approach
but rather rethink fixed notions, extend the debates, and pose
questions where previously there had been exclamation marks.
Steir-Livny also explores the ways in which the third-generation's
perspectives on Holocaust memory govern cinematic trends and
aesthetic choices, and how these might impact the moral
recollection of the past. Finally, Remaking Holocaust Memory serves
as an excellent reference tool, as it helpfully lists all of the
second- and third-generation films available, as well as the
festival screenings and awards they have garnered.
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