Rauch, SG;
(2018)
Understanding the Holocaust through film: audience reception between preconceptions and media effects.
History and Memory
, 30
(1)
pp. 151-188.
10.2979/histmemo.30.1.06.
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Abstract
Empirically, little is known about the individual reception of films about the Holocaust, but this has rarely prevented intense speculation about the impact of films on Holocaust knowledge, memory and consciousness. This article presents key findings from a qualitative study with viewers of recent films. It argues that researching actual audiences rather than mere textual analysis is required to understand the complexities of the reception process and the relationship between history, film and memory. It demonstrates that while the impact of feature films about the Holocaust on viewers has been overstated and the role of preconceptions underestimated, the film “text” nonetheless matters for individual film reception.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Understanding the Holocaust through film: audience reception between preconceptions and media effects |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.2979/histmemo.30.1.06 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.2979/histmemo.30.1.06 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > SHS Faculty Office UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > SHS Faculty Office > UCL Institute for Advanced Studies |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10045590 |
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