Jakub, 115110, Jacques, Jake, Jakob
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My grandfather, born 1931 as a and more then "a Holocaust Survivor" is at the heart of this research project. The project is grounded in his narratives and narrative styles. Using elements of observational cinema and multimodal invention, the study examines how the history of the Shoah is passed down across generations, how the horror is recounted despite the impossibility of putting it into words, and what role the third generation plays in this process. Using approaches from intimate ethnography, alongside film examples and audio recordings, various levels are depicted: the ambiguities of language, the impossibility of comprehension, the unnameable and thus the unspeakable. The question of how the unspeakable is transmitted and its impact is examined. (2020)
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Zu sehen ist der Film in der Dauerausstellung des Jüdischen Museums der Schweiz
My grandfather, a Holocaust survivor, and his life story are at the heart of this research project.
The work is based on his narratives and narrative styles. Using elements of observational cinema and multimodal invention, it examines how the history of the Holocaust is passed down across generations, how it is recounted despite the impossibility of putting the atrocities into words, and what role the third generation plays in this process. Using approaches from intimate ethnography, alongside film examples and audio recordings, various levels are explored: the ambiguities of language, the impossibility of comprehension, the unnameable and thus the unspeakable. Furthermore, drawing on the work of Derrida and Lévi-Strauss, the reasons and aspects of transmission are outlined, and the need for transmission is examined, particularly within the family. The question of the transmission of the unspeakable and its effect is examined.
Key terms: Intimate Ethnography, Observational Cinema, Multimodal Invention, the unspeakable, transmission, the ambiguity of language, storytelling.
— The master’s thesis was supervised by Prof. Dr Michaela Schäuble and Dr Laura Coppens at the University of Bern’s Institute of Social (& Visual) Anthropology.
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1996
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Spielberg Foundation Archive