Media, Imagination, Memory
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September 1, 2012
The essays in this collection, edited by Kirshenblatt-Gimblett (performance studies & Hebrew and Judaic studies, New York Univ.) and Shandler (Jewish Studies, Rutgers Univ.) and derived from a New York University colloquium of the Working Group on Jews, Media, and Religion of the Center for Religion and Media, focus on how Anne Frank's life, death, and diary have become part of contemporary memory. The first part of the book, "Mediating," examines how her diary has been shaped into stage plays and movies (including Japanese anime). The second part, "Remembering," considers how the politics of popular culture transformed Frank from a distinctly Jewish victim of the Nazis into a universal symbol of human rights. The third part, "Imagining," demonstrates how Frank's diary has served as the basis for music (both secular and religious) as well as conceptual art. The fourth section, "Contesting," shows how Frank's story can be iconoclastic, e.g., as the backdrop of a South Park episode. The epilog tracks the fate of the chestnut tree behind the Anne Frank house in Amsterdam and the public reaction to its death, indicating that even physical things associated with Frank have become part of collective memory. VERDICT This collection of highly specialized essays will appeal mostly to scholars and is best suited for specialized collections.--Frederic Krome, Univ. of Cincinnati Clermont Coll.
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