The Mass Rapes of 1945 in Contemporary Memory Culture: The (Gender) Politics of Metaphor and Metonymy
Title | The Mass Rapes of 1945 in Contemporary Memory Culture: The (Gender) Politics of Metaphor and Metonymy |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2018 |
Authors | Stone, Katherine |
Journal | European Journal of Cultural Studies |
Volume | 21 |
Issue | 6 |
Pagination | 707-723 |
Date Published | 07/2017 |
Abstract | This article takes Jenny Erpenbeck’s provocative novel Heimsuchung as an opportunity to consider how the mass rape of German women in 1945 has functioned as a ‘mnemonic signifier’, that is, a symbolic figuration of broader memory discourses. Through a close reading of this work, I show that this mnemonic signifier often dovetails with cultural ‘rape scripts’ that determine whether and how sexual violence is addressed, recognized and understood. Exploring how wartime rape has been remembered thus opens up new perspectives on the social and political salience of memory. |
URL | https://doi.org/10.1177/1367549417718207 |
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