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SUMMARY:“Prosthetic Trauma at the Nova Exhibition: Holocaust Memory, Reenactment
, and the Affective Reproduction of Genocidal Nightmares”
DESCRIPTION:\nThis lecture explores how memorial practices surrounding t
he October 7 attacks mobilize forms of Holocaust memory to produce affec
tive experiences of trauma and existential threat. Focusing on the trave
ling Nova Exhibition as a case study and situating it within broader deb
ates on collective memory\, museum studies\, and political affect\, Rats
koff analyzes how immersive simulations encourage visitors to acquire pr
osthetic memories of victimization\, shaping narratives of present insec
urity and legitimizing ongoing violence and repression.\n\nBenjamin Rats
koff was the recipient of the first annual Penn State Jewish Studies Jun
ior Scholar Article Prize. This lecture is based on his winning article
of the same name.\n\nFor more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/p
rosthetic-trauma-at-the-nova-exhibition/
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:This lecture ex
plores how memorial practices surrounding the October 7 attacks mobilize
forms of Holocaust memory to produce affective experiences of trauma an
d existential threat. Focusing on the traveling Nova Exhibition as a cas
e study and situating it within broader debates on collective memory, mu
seum studies, and political affect, Ratskoff analyzes how immersive simu
lations encourage visitors to acquire prosthetic memories of victimizati
on, shaping narratives of present insecurity and legitimizing ongoing vi
olence and repression.
Benjamin Ratskoff was the recipient of the
first annual Penn State Jewish Studies Junior Scholar Article Prize. Thi
s lecture is based on his winning article of the same name.
For mo
re details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/prosthetic-traum
a-at-the-nova-exhibition/
LOCATION:Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library
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