Unprecedented: concepts and narratives about mass violence and the Holocaust
TitoloUnprecedented: concepts and narratives about mass violence and the Holocaust
Autore
Call number940.5318019/0001
Numero oggetto10178d
Luogo di pubblicazioneNew York, New York, United States
EditoreRoutledge
Anno di pubblicazione
2018
Paginazionepp61-73
MaterialeArticle
SeriePsychoanalytic inquiry ; 55
ISBN9781138289383
NotesArticle from the book 'History flows through us : Germany, the Holocaust and the importance of empathy' pp61-73
Descrizione
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