Synecdochic Memory at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

College English May 2012

Synecdochic Memory at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Michael Bernard-Donals

Abstract

Rather than function simply as a metonymic, part-to-whole relation, objects on exhibit in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) also function as synecdoches, establishing a part-to-part relation that ultimately defers their connection to the historical past. Potentially, this latter relation undermines the historical authenticity that museum-goers seem to seek, and which the USHMM designers wished to inculcate.

Journal: College English
Published: 2012-05-01
DOI: 10.58680/ce201219330
Open Access: Closed
Topics: multimodality

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