Joan Grossman

Publications by Joan Grossman:

• BLACKOUT: On Memory and Catastrophe

  by Joan Grossman

  

  2009

  Paperback, 118 pages

  ISBN 0981997236

  History is marked by catastrophic events that defy meaning and understanding. The 20th century was a century of prosperity and progress; it was also history's bloodiest. The death toll from war and genocide reached 140 million people. Trauma of this magnitude poses grave challenges to memory and thought. This work explores failures of memory and...

  Publication Program: Think Media: EGS Media Philosophy Series