O użyciach i nadużyciach fotografii oraz o jej „użyteczności” na lekcjach języka polskiego na przykładzie jednej fotografii z Zagłady
About the use and abuse of photography and about its ‘utility’ during Polish lessons illustrated with the example of a photograph from the Holocaust

Author(s): Beata GROMADZKA
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: photography; Holocaust;education;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to present the educational possibilities of using photographs from the Holocaust. The choice of medium is due to the fact that photography is a form of communication familiar to the students and their communication practices. The initial point for discussion is the fate of a photo from the liquidation of the ghetto in Warsaw – Pulled out of the bunkers from The Stroop album. Recreating his story, analysing the message itself and using it in culture (critical art, popular culture) are examples of the use and abuse of photographs of suffering Nazi victims. The analysis of the Holocaust photographs in lessons devoted to the literary representations of this subject enables to launch a new cognitive, emotional and aesthetic perspective. The purpose of the proposed educational activities is to develop an attitude of understanding survival against a difficult and ethical challenge of the Holocaust and its representation.

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