Arts of witness or Awkward objects? Vernacular art as a source base for ‘bystander’ Holocaust memory in Poland
Year: 2019
Type: article
Abstract: Based on preliminary research, we ask what insights can be gleaned about Polish Holocaust memory and testimony by examining the prolific art made by Polish ‘folk’ artists, via a range of disciplinary approaches. What can art history, visual culture studies, oral history, anthropology, memory studies, and museum studies tell us about the motivations, functions, and ethical implications of such works? Can they be considered acts of witness? Broadly, our text considers the status of ‘art naïve’ in the contexts of Holocaust representation, ethnographic museology, and bystander testimony.
Source: Holocaust Studies
Authors: Erica Lehrer, Roma Sendyka
Institutions: Concordia University, Jagiellonian University
Language: English
Subfield: Philosophy
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Horizon 2020
Award: G1586705898
OpenAlex ID: W2931744199