Concentration, Isolation

Richard Carter-White

Abstract


This Thinking Space piece reflects on the multiple manifestations of isolation in concentration camp survivor testimonies, and the dynamic relationship between 'isolation' and 'concentration' that can be identified therein.

Keywords


witness testimony; concentration camp; isolation; trauma; violence; memory

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