http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/bartov Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:46:48 -0400 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:46:48 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/145/the-ugly-truth-an-exploration-of-postwar-representations-of-the-holocaust-through-the-obscene By Brian Richards - It is safe to presume Bartov’s segment title is a clever throwback to Sigmund Freud’s famous work Civilization and Its Discontents, but it nonetheless serves as a fitting introduction to his subsequent analysis. Bartov writes of the intellectual post-war struggle to see whether or not one can even represent the Holocaust. It is undoubtedly a huge challenge for a variety of reasons Bartov explores throughout his entire essay, and this challenge therefore inspires a great deal of discontent from intellectuals and survivors alike (though no one should realistically equate their perspectives... Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:14 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/145/the-ugly-truth-an-exploration-of-postwar-representations-of-the-holocaust-through-the-obscene