1st Edition
Holocaust Theater Dramatizing Survivor Trauma and its Effects on the Second Generation
By Gene A. Plunka
Copyright 2018
172 Pages
by
Routledge
172 Pages
by
Routledge
172 Pages
by
Routledge
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Facts about the Holocaust are one way of learning about its devastating impact, but presenting personal manifestations of trauma can be more effective than citing statistics.
Holocaust Theater addresses a selection of contemporary plays about the Holocaust, examining how collective and individual trauma is represented in dramatic texts, and considering the ways in which spectators might be... Read more
1: Introduction
2: The Spectre of the Holocaust Among Survivors
3: Staging Survivor Guilt
4: Staging Childhood Survivor Trauma
5: Symptoms of Psychological Problems Among Children of Survivors
6: Aggressive Behavior Among Offspring of Holocaust Survivors
Coda
Bibliography
Biography
Gene A. Plunka is a Professor in the English Department at the University of Memphis.
