Extremities: Trauma, Testimony, and Community

by Nancy K. Miller and Jason Tougaw

How do we come to terms with what can't be forgotten?

How do we bear witness to extreme experiences that challenge the limits of language? This remarkable volume explores the emotional, political, and aesthetic dimensions of testimonies to trauma as they translate private anguish into public space. Nancy K. Miller and Jason Tougaw have assembled a collection of essays that trace the legacy of the Holocaust and subsequent events that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252070542
• ISBN13: 9780252070549
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"