Exhibiting Atrocity: Memorial Museums and the Politics of Past Violence
by Amy Sodaro
Exhibiting Atrocity examines how memorial museums represent histories of past violence and shape public memory. Amy Sodaro explores the political work of these institutions, considering how exhibitions communicate atrocity, construct historical understanding, and influence the ways societies remember difficult pasts.
About This Book
Exhibiting Atrocity explores the relationship between memorial museums and the public presentation of past violence.
Amy Sodaro considers how these institutions construct and communicate memories of atrocity.
The book focuses on the political dimensions of museum representation, examining how exhibitions can influence understandings of history and collective memory.
It offers a focused study of the connections among museums, remembrance, and the politics of the past.
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