Popular Culture and the Shaping of Holocaust Memory in America

by Alan L. Mintz and Alan Mintz

Book Overview

The Holocaust took place far from the United States and involved few Americans, yet rather than receding, this event has assumed a greater significance in the American consciousness with the passage of time. As a window into the process whereby the Holocaust has been appropriated in American culture, Hollywood movies are particularly luminous. Popular Culture and the Shaping of Holocaust Memory in America examines reactions to three films:...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 029598161X
• ISBN13: 9780295981611
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.2" x 8.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher