Unprecedented: concepts and narratives about mass violence and the Holocaust
TitleUnprecedented: concepts and narratives about mass violence and the Holocaust
Author
Call number940.5318019/0001
Object number10178d
Place of publicationNew York, New York, United States
PublisherRoutledge
Year of publication
2018
Physical descriptionpp61-73
MaterialArticle
Series titlePsychoanalytic inquiry ; 55
ISBN9781138289383
NotesArticle from the book 'History flows through us : Germany, the Holocaust and the importance of empathy' pp61-73
Description
Examines the use of the concept of 'unprecedented' to capture traumatic experiences that defy expression in everyday language. Suggests that using this term became a means of connecting the catastrophe to earlier incidences of mass violence in an effort to create empathy for the survivors
