Unprecedented: concepts and narratives about mass violence and the Holocaust
TitreUnprecedented: concepts and narratives about mass violence and the Holocaust
Auteur
Call number940.5318019/0001
N° d'objet10178d
Lieu de publicationNew York, New York, United States
EditeurRoutledge
Année de publication
2018
Paginationpp61-73
MatérielArticle
SériePsychoanalytic 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
