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The Postmemory Paradigm: Christian Boltanski's Second-Generation Archive

Altomonte, Jenna A.
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7872-0639
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1244047774

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2009, Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, Art History (Fine Arts).
As a second-generation survivor of the Holocaust, Christian Boltanski incorporates his familial heritage into his performance and photographic installations. Boltanski's status within the context of the postmemory generation, an era defined by the memories of primary Holocaust survivors, materializes as a constant theme throughout his visual oeuvre. He appropriates elements of his personal history in the discursive space of the postmemory archive, merging personal and collective histories commonly associated with a traditional archive. As a traditional space for storing mnemonic documents and artifacts, the archive serves as the primary media form to represent the task of memorializing the deceased through material remembrance. The second-generation of Holocaust survivors in the post-World War II era sought to develop a dialogue with the primary generation of survivors. The main goal of this thesis is to examine Christian Boltanski's oeuvres within the space of the postmemory archive. I argue that Boltanski's position as a second-generation survivor working within postmemory results in the creation of archival works based in his familial heritage.
Jennie Klein, PhD (Committee Chair)
Jaleh Mansoor, PhD (Committee Member)
Matthew Friday (Committee Member)
133 p.
Art History
Christian Boltanski; Archive; Postmemory; Post-War; Trauma

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  • Altomonte, J. A. (2009). The Postmemory Paradigm: Christian Boltanski's Second-Generation Archive [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1244047774

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Altomonte, Jenna. The Postmemory Paradigm: Christian Boltanski's Second-Generation Archive. 2009. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1244047774.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Altomonte, Jenna. "The Postmemory Paradigm: Christian Boltanski's Second-Generation Archive." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1244047774

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