German Cinema - Terror and Trauma
In German Cinema – Terror and Trauma Since 1945, Thomas Elsaesser reevaluates the meaning of the Holocaust for postwar German films and culture, while offering a reconsideration of trauma theory today. Elsaesser argues that Germany''s attempts at "mastering the past" can be seen as both a failure and an achievement, making it appropriate to speak of an ongoing ''guilt management'' that includes no...
In German Cinema – Terror and Trauma Since 1945, Thomas Elsaesser reevaluates the meaning of the Holocaust for postwar German films and culture, while offering a reconsideration of trauma theory today. Elsaesser argues that Germany''s attempts at "mastering the past" can be seen as both a failure and an achievement, making it appropriate to speak of an ongoing ''guilt management'' that includes no...
