Manipulation of Emotion: Construction of History at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Location
CSU
Student's Major
Communication Studies
Student's College
Arts and Humanities
Mentor's Name
Lisa Perry
Mentor's Department
Communication Studies
Mentor's College
Arts and Humanities
Description
One purpose of contemporary Jewish history is to inform society about the Holocaust. For this purpose the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum was founded. Daniel's Story is one of many exhibits that 16.9 million people have visited (ushmm.org). In this exhibit, museum visitors are led by Daniel's voice through events in his past. This visceral and touching exhibit lets the visitor experience what the Holocaust was like for a child. This research project examines the Daniel's Story exhibit using the method detailed by Erika Faulk in her 1999 article, "Jewish Laws of Speech: Toward Multi-cultural Rhetoric" (Howard Journal of Communication). Faulk's article presents standards of Jewish rhetorical theory: lying, listening, parsimony, and delivery. An application of Faulk's method to the exhibit demonstrates manipulation can be a tool for education, but it raises ethical questions.
Manipulation of Emotion: Construction of History at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
CSU
One purpose of contemporary Jewish history is to inform society about the Holocaust. For this purpose the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum was founded. Daniel's Story is one of many exhibits that 16.9 million people have visited (ushmm.org). In this exhibit, museum visitors are led by Daniel's voice through events in his past. This visceral and touching exhibit lets the visitor experience what the Holocaust was like for a child. This research project examines the Daniel's Story exhibit using the method detailed by Erika Faulk in her 1999 article, "Jewish Laws of Speech: Toward Multi-cultural Rhetoric" (Howard Journal of Communication). Faulk's article presents standards of Jewish rhetorical theory: lying, listening, parsimony, and delivery. An application of Faulk's method to the exhibit demonstrates manipulation can be a tool for education, but it raises ethical questions.
