Rackover, Suzanne Beth (2003) The Holocaust art of Gershon Iskowitz, Isaac Applebaum and Yehouda Chaki : a critical approach in relation to the philosophical writings of Emmanuel Levinas, Hannah Arendt and Julia Kristeva. Masters thesis, Concordia University.
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Abstract
This study is a philosophical exploration of the Holocaust representations of three Canadian Jewish artists. The focus is on selected works by Gershon Iskowitz (1921-1988), Isaac Applebaum (b. 1946) and Yehouda Chaki (b. 1938). The objective is to explore these works in relation to the writings of Emmanuel Levinas (1906-1995), Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) and Julia Kristeva (b. 1941) respectively. Some of the issues to be addressed are: how Iskowitz's representations correspond to Levinas' ethics; how Applebaum's installation Man Makes Himself (1985) exemplifies Arendt's ideas on totalitarianism and the "banality of evil"; and how Chaki's images in the exhibition Mi Makir: The Search for the Missing (1999) are representations of the abject as defined by Kristeva.
| Divisions: | Concordia University > Faculty of Fine Arts > Art History |
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| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
| Authors: | Rackover, Suzanne Beth |
| Pagination: | vii, 101 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm. |
| Institution: | Concordia University |
| Degree Name: | Theses (M.A.) |
| Program: | Art History |
| Date: | 2003 |
| Thesis Supervisor(s): | Lerner, Loren |
| ID Code: | 2111 |
| Deposited By: | Concordia University Libraries |
| Deposited On: | 27 Aug 2009 13:25 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Dec 2010 10:24 |
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