Memory and Testimony in Extraordinary Times
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Resumo: | This paper analyzes two parallel and opposed testimonies of mass annihilation in World War II: Primo Levi’s report of his gruesome experiences in Auschwitz, in The Drowned and the Saved; the testimony of the fire-bombing of Dresden, that killed 130,000 civilians in 1945, recorded by a young American POW, private Kurt Vonnegut Jr, in his novel Slaughterhouse-five. It is basically structured along the phases of the historiographic operation proposed by Paul Ricoeur – testimony and recording of testimonies; questioning of the records and written historical representation of the past – with the objective of drawing conclusions about the role of literature in keeping alive memories that might prevent further atrocities. Steppingstones include the urge to bear witness, the paradoxical links between victims and perpetrators and the choice of literary genders to convey messages. References are made to René Girard’s concept of the scapegoat mechanism as an explanation for the eruption of violence in social groups. |
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Memory and Testimony in Extraordinary TimesMemória e testemunho em tempos extraordinários This paper analyzes two parallel and opposed testimonies of mass annihilation in World War II: Primo Levi’s report of his gruesome experiences in Auschwitz, in The Drowned and the Saved; the testimony of the fire-bombing of Dresden, that killed 130,000 civilians in 1945, recorded by a young American POW, private Kurt Vonnegut Jr, in his novel Slaughterhouse-five. It is basically structured along the phases of the historiographic operation proposed by Paul Ricoeur – testimony and recording of testimonies; questioning of the records and written historical representation of the past – with the objective of drawing conclusions about the role of literature in keeping alive memories that might prevent further atrocities. Steppingstones include the urge to bear witness, the paradoxical links between victims and perpetrators and the choice of literary genders to convey messages. References are made to René Girard’s concept of the scapegoat mechanism as an explanation for the eruption of violence in social groups.Este artigo analisa dois testemunhos paralelos e opostos de aniquilação em massa na Segunda Guerra Mundial: o relato de Primo Levi de suas experiências tenebrosas em Auschwitz, em Os afogados e os sobreviventes; o testemunho do bombardeio de Dresden, que matou 130.000 civis em 1945, registrado por um jovem prisioneiro de guerra americano, o soldado Kurt Vonnegut Jr, em seu romance Matadouro número cinco. O artigo se estrutura basicamente de acordo com as fases da operação historiográfica proposta por Paul Ricoeur - testemunho e registro de depoimentos; questionamento dos registros; representação histórica escrita do passado ˗ com o objetivo de tirar conclusões sobre o papel da literatura de manter vivas memórias que possam prevenir novas atrocidades. Os diversos passos incluem o desejo de testemunhar, as ligações paradoxais entre vítimas e perpetradores e a escolha dos gêneros literários para transmitir mensagens. Fazem-se referências ao conceito do mecanismo do bode expiatório, proposto por René Girard, como explicação para a irrupção da violência em grupos sociais.UFSC2021-06-07info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/article/view/7525810.5007/2175-8026.2021.e75258Ilha do Desterro A Journal of English Language, Literatures in English and Cultural Studies; Vol. 74 No. 2 (2021): Life WritingIlha do Desterro A Journal of English Language, Literatures in English and Cultural Studies; v. 74 n. 2 (2021): Escritas de Vida2175-80260101-4846reponame:Ilha do Desterroinstname:Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)instacron:UFSCporhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/article/view/75258/46617Copyright (c) 2021 Mail Marques de Azevedohttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAzevedo, Mail Marques de2021-06-09T17:52:26Zoai:periodicos.ufsc.br:article/75258Revistahttp://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterroPUBhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/oaiilha@cce.ufsc.br||corseuil@cce.ufsc.br||ilhadodesterro@gmail.com2175-80260101-4846opendoar:2021-06-09T17:52:26Ilha do Desterro - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)false |
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Memory and Testimony in Extraordinary Times Memória e testemunho em tempos extraordinários |
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This paper analyzes two parallel and opposed testimonies of mass annihilation in World War II: Primo Levi’s report of his gruesome experiences in Auschwitz, in The Drowned and the Saved; the testimony of the fire-bombing of Dresden, that killed 130,000 civilians in 1945, recorded by a young American POW, private Kurt Vonnegut Jr, in his novel Slaughterhouse-five. It is basically structured along the phases of the historiographic operation proposed by Paul Ricoeur – testimony and recording of testimonies; questioning of the records and written historical representation of the past – with the objective of drawing conclusions about the role of literature in keeping alive memories that might prevent further atrocities. Steppingstones include the urge to bear witness, the paradoxical links between victims and perpetrators and the choice of literary genders to convey messages. References are made to René Girard’s concept of the scapegoat mechanism as an explanation for the eruption of violence in social groups. |
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