Representations of the Romanian Holocaust in testimonial literature and films: from trivialization, denial to working through the past (part 2)
Representations of the Romanian Holocaust in testimonial literature and films: from trivialization, denial to working through the past (part 2)
Author(s): Arleen Ionescu, Dumitru TucanSubject(s): French Literature, German Literature, Romanian Literature, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today), History of the Holocaust, Film / Cinema / Cinematography, History of Antisemitism
Published by: Språk- och litteraturcentrum, Lunds Universitet
Keywords: Romanian Holocaust; memory; representations; literature; films;
Summary/Abstract: Synthesizing the way in which the Romanian Holocaust has been represented in testimonial literature and films, this article deals with notions such as Holocaust trivialization and denial, as well as with “mastering the Romanian past” of the interwar period and WW2. The article is a cartography of the representations of the Romanian Holocaust; to that end, it follows the chronology of published literary works (documentary texts, memoirs and fiction) and documentary and artistic films which were produced about the Romanian Holocaust in Romania and outside Romania from 1945 to the present.
Journal: Swedish Journal of Romanian Studies
- Issue Year: 8/2025
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 119-145
- Page Count: 27
- Language: English
