The Sense of Semblance: Philosophical Analyses of Holocaust Art Henry W. Pickford20

Political controversies surrounding Holocaust memorials and museums, and critical debates regarding Holocaust testimonies, films, and literature, rely on an often unarticulated assumption: the possibility of successful and unsuccessful Holocaust artworks. If that is the case, what are the normative criteria of judgment for Holocaust artworks? How does a successful Holocaust artwork work; that is, how does it function, and where does a failed artwork go wrong? Are there specific requirements, or problems, inherent in any artwork, regardless of aesthetic medium, that purports to be about the Holocaust? This book aims to provide a philosophical-aesthetic framework for laying bare such requirements...