Testimonianza Negativa

Author: Campo, Alessandra

Source: Rivista di estetica, Volume 50, Number 45, September 2010 , pp. 119-134(16)

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Abstract:

The paper investigates whether it is possible to testify to the Nazi atrocities and give voice to its victims, without exploiting the testimonies and turning them into a show, thereby betraying their aim. The paper puts forward the concept of “negative testimony“ through an analysis by Didi-Huberman of certain pictures from hell that have been taken by inmates of Auschwitz, and the Diary of Etty Hillesum. Negative testimony is not the affirmation that something cannot be represented; it is the testimony that does not want to consolidate an awareness, rather it aims at break it, thereby ransoming what has become too obvious, advertised and, in fact, spoiled.

Document Type: Research article

Publication date: 2010-09-01

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Rivista di Estetica publishes thematic issues about philosophical topics. It is one of the oldest philosophical journals in Italy, established in 1960 as a quarterly journal about aesthetics and more general philosophical themes. Rivista di Estetica practices double blind refereeing and publishes both in Italian and English.
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