Survivorship and Shame: Tracing the Affective Afterlife of the Holocaust

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  • Emily Dutton

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29173/cons22032

Abstract

Many survivors of the Holocaust have carried feelings of shame related to having survived this horrific event. This paper traces a genealogy of shame by exploring the sources of shame that have haunted survivors, and how these have manifested themselves in their lives and the lives of their children. Arguing that the intergenerational transmission of shame has reinforced a culture of silence among survivors and their children, this paper calls for a reconceptualizing of the afterlife of the Holocaust, which leverages shame as a powerful piece of remembering and understanding the Holocaust. 

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Published

2014-05-12

How to Cite

Dutton, E. (2014). Survivorship and Shame: Tracing the Affective Afterlife of the Holocaust. Constellations, 5(2). https://doi.org/10.29173/cons22032

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