(Ebook) Anthropology as Memory Elias Canetti s and Franz Baermann Steiner s Responses to the Shoah 1st Edition by Michael Mack ISBN 3484651342 9783484651340

(Ebook) Anthropology as Memory Elias Canetti s and Franz Baermann Steiner s Responses to the Shoah 1st Edition by Michael Mack ISBN 3484651342 9783484651340

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ISBN 10: 3484651342 
ISBN 13: 9783484651340
Author: Michael Mack

This essay is offered particularly as a contribution to the relationship between theological and literary writings on the Holocaust. Franz Baermann Steiner’s (1909–1952) detailed sociological work – he taught at the Department of Social Anthropology at Oxford and developed a sociology of danger that strongly influenced Mary Douglas, T. W. Adorno, Iris Murdoch, H.G. Adler and Julia Kristeva – contrasts with Canetti’s emphasis on shock. Canetti’s response to the Holocaust constitutes, in Dominick LaCapra’s terms, an ‘acting out’ of trauma: a comparison between Canetti’s »Masse und Macht« and the anthropological texts he uses brings to the fore his bleak depicton of humanity.

By contrast, Steiner – in comparison to Canetti – lays emphasis on ‘working through’ the Holocaust, that is to say, on overcoming the paralysis of trauma by reflecting critically on values that might transform a damaged society. However, Canetti’s depiction of humanity cannot entirely be seen in LaCapra’s notion of ‘acting out’: for through the shock of ‘acting out’, Canetti nonetheless wants to bring about a ‘working through’. Similarly, despite the ‘working through’ shock and trauma are dramatized in Steiner’s poetry and his aphoristic writings. Morever, Canetti thematizes an ethical impact on his readership in his aphorisms. In response to the Holocaust both writers advance a theory of power: what Steiner calls danger, Canetti attacks as death. Steiner’s and Canetti’s respective responses to the Holocaust consists in a critique of static ways of thought, affirming ‘metamorphosis’, and deconceptualized understanding of the world which connects linguistic fluidity to the everchanging contextualities of social and embodied life.

(Ebook) Anthropology as Memory Elias Canetti s and Franz Baermann Steiner s Responses to the Shoah 1st Table of contents:

• Part I: Elias Canetti and the Crowd

  • Canetti's "Crowds and Power": A Response to Mass Atrocity

    • Analysis of how Crowds and Power (and related writings) grapples with collective behavior, power, and the dynamics that led to the Shoah.

    • Canetti's theories on survival, command, and transformation.

    • The role of fear and the 'death-instinct' in his anthropological observations.

  • The Individual in the Face of the Mass: Canetti's Personal Trauma and Intellectual Inquiry

    • How Canetti's personal experiences and observations influenced his work on crowds.

    • The ethical and philosophical implications of his anthropological lens.

• Part II: Franz Baermann Steiner: A Poetic Anthropologist of Exile

  • Steiner's Ethno-Poetics and the Crisis of Culture

    • Introduction to Steiner's unique position as a Jewish refugee, poet, and anthropologist.

    • His critique of conventional anthropological thought and his focus on "poetic anthropology."

    • Steiner's concept of shame and honor in response to barbarism.

  • Responding to the Shoah Through Poetry and Ethnography

    • Analysis of Steiner's poetry and anthropological fragments as a direct or indirect response to the Holocaust.

    • His intellectual struggle with the breakdown of European civilization and humanistic values.

    • The role of Jewish identity and tradition in his work.

• Part III: Comparative Perspectives and Legacy

  • Converging and Diverging Paths: Canetti and Steiner in Dialogue

    • Comparing their intellectual methodologies and their distinct, yet sometimes overlapping, approaches to understanding human behavior in the context of extreme violence.

    • Shared concerns about power, destruction, and survival.

  • The Enduring Relevance of Their Work

    • The lasting impact of Canetti's and Steiner's contributions to anthropology, literature, and Holocaust studies.

    • Their insights into memory, trauma, and the human condition.

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