Témoignage et littérature d’après Auschwitz.
- Submitting institution
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The University of Leicester
- Unit of assessment
- 27 - English Language and Literature
- Output identifier
- 1284
- Type
- A - Authored book
- DOI
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10.1163/9789004430686
- Publisher
- Brill
- ISBN
- 978-90-04-42609-2
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
- June
- Year of publication
- 2020
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Request cross-referral to
- 26 - Modern Languages and Linguistics
- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
- -
- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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0
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- Yes
- Double-weighted statement
- This book (pp. viii + 393) spans two key fields in Holocaust studies - testimony and second-generation writing - and is the first to combine these different areas. It includes in-depth individual studies of ten writers and a substantial introduction and conclusion. The book argues against shortcomings and pitfalls in current literary approaches by critically revisiting the reception of canonical writers as well as uncovering lesser-known works. It represents over fifteen years of research and the introduction and ten analytical chapters are each equivalent to journal articles.
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- Chapters 4 and 10 of this book build upon two chapters submitted to REF2014. Both analyses have been significantly developed and expanded (10,000/14,000 words vs 8,200/8,300 words). Several parts have been rewritten and reconceptualised in the context of the book. The additions include comparisons with other chapters (with Schwarz-Bart for chapter 4 and with several second-generation authors for chapter 10) and a theoretical reframing of chapter 10, which contribute to the book's main arguments. Less than 10% of the volume (pp. 393; 165,000 words), including 12 chapters in total (10 analytical chapters, introduction, conclusion), was previously submitted for research assessment.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- Yes
- English abstract
- The book brings together two key areas of Holocaust literature: testimony and second-generation writing. The main focus is on French literature but the book includes comparative perspectives rooted in migration and translation. It offers a critical introduction and conclusion on (French and comparative) literary theory in the field of Holocaust studies and explores the works of ten major and sometimes lesser-known writers. By devoting an in-depth critical study to each writer, the book draws out individual specificities, while also developing broader insights into the ethical and aesthetic questions that underlie acts of witnessing and writing �after Auschwitz�.