Beschrijving

The contributions to this intellectually rich, tightly organized volume – from many of the world’s foremost Levi scholars – show a remarkable breadth across fields as varied as ethics, memory, and media studies.

This collection contains new and innovative research into the work of the Italian antifascist partisan, concentration camp survivor, author and thinker Primo Levi (1919–1987). It features original essays by many of the world’s foremost Levi scholars and by specialists in fields as varied as education, theology, and fine art. Levi’s legacy continues to drive a vibrant, continually evolving body of interdisciplinary scholarship, as the contributions to this intellectually rich, tightly organized volume confirm. The essays gathered here demonstrate a remarkable breadth across five distinct yet interrelated areas: ethics, communication, and education; humanity, animality, and science; the camps: memory and space; literature and intertext; and media, publishing, and illustration.

The legacy of antifascist partisan, Auschwitz survivor, and author Primo Levi continues to drive exciting interdisciplinary scholarship. The contributions to this intellectually rich, tightly organized volume – from many of the world’s foremost Levi scholars – show a remarkable breadth across fields as varied as ethics, memory, and media studies.