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Not the Atom Bomb? Interviewing/Filming Gulag Survivors in a Culture of Dangerous Memory

Publication ,  Journal Article
Gheith, J
Published in: Kritika
2011

An article detailing the intricacies of filming Gulag survivors and the different considerations, given that remembering and telling one's Gulag experiences has been dangerous for over 70 years. Gulag survivors both want and don't want to be filmed; there was a significant difference in filming rather than in simply audio-recording the interviews and I explore the cultural reasons behind this.

Duke Scholars

Published In

Kritika

Publication Date

2011
 

Published In

Kritika

Publication Date

2011