History and Memory in a Dialogic of "Performative Memorialization" in Art Spiegelman's "Maus: A Survivor's Tale"

Costello, Lisa

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“…Lisa Costello added a new layer of interpretation to the performative force of memorials when she described Art Spiegelman's Maus: A Survivor's Tale (2006) as a 'layered memorial activity that performs in every Holocaust genre to create a temporally fluid, Bakhtinian dialogic between the author and the subject (memory), the event and the audience (history).' 37 In this case, the performative power is attributed to the way in which this work establishes dialogic processes with the receivers.…”

Section: What Do Performative Practices Do? Scholarly Observationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Performative Holocaust commemoration in the 21st century

Popescu

Schult

2019

Holocaust Studies

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Performative practices aim to transform individuals from passive spectators into socially and morally responsible agents. Although performative practices figure prominently in Holocaust memorialization of the past two decades, they remain significantly under-researched. This article provides a critical introduction to this Special Issue's contributions which explore performative practices in contemporary artistic, educational, and in memorial projects. The article situates performative practice in relation to the pledges 'never forget' and 'never again' proclaimed by survivors and endorsed by newer generations of memory agents. Empirical research is deemed crucial to reach a better understanding of how such practices impact on contemporary audiences.

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Section: What Do Performative Practices Do? Scholarly Observationsmentioning

confidence: 99%