
Jan Borowicz, "Perverse Memory and the Holocaust: A Psychoanalytic Understanding of Polish Bystanders" (Routledge, 2024)
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Polish Identity and Transgenerational Trauma
This chapter explores the intricate relationship between Polish identity and the historical trauma of Nazism, focusing on transgenerational trauma and its impact on cultural memory. It examines the emotional responses to the Holocaust within Polish society, specifically analyzing voyeurism, fetishism, masochism, and sadism as distinct strategies that reflect complex attitudes towards suffering and identity. The discussion also highlights how this historical trauma continues to shape contemporary Polish culture and political discourse, particularly concerning anti-Semitism and Polish-Jewish relations.
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