Teaching the Rhetoric of Resistance: The Popular Holocaust and Social Change in a Post-9/11 World (Education, Psychoanalysis, and Social Transformation)

This Book Analyzes Diverse Contemporary Reactions To The Depiction Of The Holocaust And Other Cultural Traumas In Museums, Movies, Television Shows, Classroom Discussions, And Bestselling Books. Samuels Scrutinizes Roles Played By Historical Trauma And The Popular Media In The Shaping Of Ethnic Identity As It Becomes Increasingly Pertinent Against The Backdrop Of Globalization.--jacket. Introduction : Psychoanalytic Pedagogy, Cultural Defense Mechanisms, And Social Change -- What's A Concentration Camp, Dad? : Museums, Pedagogy, And The Rhetoric Of Popular Culture -- Remembering To Forget : Schindler's List, Critical Pedagogy, And The Popular Holocaust -- Life Is Beautiful, But For Whom? : Transference, Countertransference, And Student Responses To Teaching About The Holocaust -- Freud Goes To South Park : Teaching Against Postmodern Prejudices And Equal Opportunity Hatred -- Teaching Against Binaries : Anti-semitism And The Holocaust In The Culture Of Rhetorical Reversals -- Conclusion : From The Holocaust To The Global War On Terror. Robert Samuels. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [169]-172) And Index.