On the reprieve
Deconstructive ethics and Primo Levi's 'Moments of Reprieve
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5725955 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Em Mcavan (0009-0006-4524-3032, Monash University, corresponding author), Emily Mcavan (Monash University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 1913-1931 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Textual Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0950-236X • E-ISSN: 1470-1308 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0950236x.2021.1970013 |
| OpenAlex | W3195938297 |
| Language | EN |
In this article, I discuss Primo Levi’s Holocaust survivor testimonies in Moments of Reprieve, arguing that these stories illuminate a concept I term ‘the reprieve’. Using the reprieve as an undecidable word I argue that the reprieve is a moment of humanisation in the camps in which our inherent responsibility for one another becomes clear. Though it does not offer freedom or salvation, it does allow for a moment of loosening in the midst of repression and horror
Art · Literature · Physics · The Holocaust · Theology · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration · Philosophy · Torture, Ethics, and Law
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |