@article{ART002818627},
author={Jimin Cha},
title={Memorial Museums, Entertainment, and Consumer Society - On the Recreational Consumption of the Holocaust -},
journal={Journal of Humanities},
issn={1598-8457},
year={2022},
number={84},
pages={233-258},
doi={10.31310/HUM.084.08}
TY - JOUR
AU - Jimin Cha
TI - Memorial Museums, Entertainment, and Consumer Society - On the Recreational Consumption of the Holocaust -
JO - Journal of Humanities
PY - 2022
VL - null
IS - 84
PB - Institute for Humanities
SP - 233
EP - 258
SN - 1598-8457
AB - This study is aimed at providing insight into how memorial museums and museum experiences are affected by the entertainment industry and consumer society in contemporary society. In particular, the author pays attention to the Holocaust, which has been popularized and entertained through the entertainment industry. Through two recent cases that occurred at memorial museums, this research analyzes the phenomenon in which the boundary between the Holocaust (real) exhibited by the memorial museum and the Holocaust (fake), which the entertainment industry has recreated and reproduced, has disappeared. By doing so, this study offers a new perspective on understanding museums and museum-goers. Moreover, this research examines the consumption of commemoration by examining whether individuals living in contemporary society, characterized by rampant consumption, are consuming, rather than accepting, the message the museum is attempting to convey. By introducing a correlation between memorial museums, the entertainment industry, and consumer society, this study proposes to reconsider whether it is effective for museums to stick to the conventional exhibition methods. The discussion will focus much on the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC as a case study.
KW - Entertainment;Pop Culture;Consumer Society;Remembrance;Memorial Museum;Museology;Holocaust;Holocaust Museum
DO - 10.31310/HUM.084.08
ER -
Jimin Cha. (2022). Memorial Museums, Entertainment, and Consumer Society - On the Recreational Consumption of the Holocaust -. Journal of Humanities, 84, 233-258.
Jimin Cha. 2022, "Memorial Museums, Entertainment, and Consumer Society - On the Recreational Consumption of the Holocaust -", Journal of Humanities, no.84, pp.233-258. Available from: doi:10.31310/HUM.084.08
Jimin Cha "Memorial Museums, Entertainment, and Consumer Society - On the Recreational Consumption of the Holocaust -" Journal of Humanities 84 pp.233-258 (2022) : 233.
Jimin Cha. Memorial Museums, Entertainment, and Consumer Society - On the Recreational Consumption of the Holocaust -. 2022; 84 : 233-258. Available from: doi:10.31310/HUM.084.08
Jimin Cha. "Memorial Museums, Entertainment, and Consumer Society - On the Recreational Consumption of the Holocaust -" Journal of Humanities no.84(2022) : 233-258.doi: 10.31310/HUM.084.08
Jimin Cha. Memorial Museums, Entertainment, and Consumer Society - On the Recreational Consumption of the Holocaust -. Journal of Humanities, 84, 233-258. doi: 10.31310/HUM.084.08
Jimin Cha. Memorial Museums, Entertainment, and Consumer Society - On the Recreational Consumption of the Holocaust -. Journal of Humanities. 2022; 84 233-258. doi: 10.31310/HUM.084.08
Jimin Cha. Memorial Museums, Entertainment, and Consumer Society - On the Recreational Consumption of the Holocaust -. 2022; 84 : 233-258. Available from: doi:10.31310/HUM.084.08
Jimin Cha. "Memorial Museums, Entertainment, and Consumer Society - On the Recreational Consumption of the Holocaust -" Journal of Humanities no.84(2022) : 233-258.doi: 10.31310/HUM.084.08
