Memory Politics on Screen: The Aesthetics of Historical Trauma in Izaokas (Isaac) (2019)

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This article analyses the Lithuanian feature film Izaokas (Isaac, 2018) as an expression of memory activism. The film actualised heated debates on a national level over the role of ordinary Lithuanians in the Holocaust and collaboration with Nazi Germany, in spite of the fact that the filmmakers did...

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Published in:Politologija
Main Author: Gabrielė Norkūnaitė
Format: Article
Language:Lithuanian
Published: Vilnius University Press 2023-12-01
Subjects:
Holocaust
memory activism
memory mapping
public history
World War II
Online Access:https://test.zurnalai.vu.lt/politologija/article/view/33151
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Summary:This article analyses the Lithuanian feature film Izaokas (Isaac, 2018) as an expression of memory activism. The film actualised heated debates on a national level over the role of ordinary Lithuanians in the Holocaust and collaboration with Nazi Germany, in spite of the fact that the filmmakers did not intend to engage in historical debates. Nonetheless, by generating an immersive experience and engaging viewers at the level of affect, the film effectively engages in polemics with public narratives of the Second World War.
ISSN:1392-1681
2424-6034

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