| Authors |
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| Publication date |
2016
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| Host editors |
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| Book title |
Sjacheren met stereotypen
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| Book subtitle |
Essays over ”de Jood” als sjabloon
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| ISBN |
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| Series |
Menasseh ben Israel Instituut studies, 12
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| Pages (from-to) |
13-18
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| Publisher |
Amsterdam: Menasseh ben Israel Institute
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| Organisations |
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Faculty of Humanities (FGw) - Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research (AIHR) - Amsterdam School for Heritage, Memory and Material Culture (AHM)
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| Abstract |
This artcle deals with the difficulties a contemporary reader has to deal with, being confronted with classic texts - like the theater play Ghetto (1898) by the famous Dutch play writer and novelist Herman Heijermans - ful of what may be seen as anti-Jewish stereotypes; Heijermans was even accused to be an example of 'Jewish self-hate'. This essay argues that the experience of Auschwitz seriously hinders us, contemporary readers, to assess the meaning of texts like this.
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| Document type |
Chapter
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| Language |
Dutch
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