Review Essays

The Guilt of Nations? [Excerpt] | Jeffrey K. Olick | 09/30/2003
Olick considers Sebald's examination of the memory of German suffering, and asks "How legitimate is this new interest in German suffering, previously associated with nationalist revanchism and discreditable positions? The answer depends on the purpose. . . ."
Representing Contemporary War [Full Text] | David Campbell | 09/16/2003
Sontag's photos of Sarajevo question "the notion of the CNN effect" because "[t]he political context into which the pictures were being inserted was already set, with military intervention not an option, and no amount of horrific photographs was going to change that."