When you told us what had happened to you, I started to shiver’ – what children and teenagers immediately express and comprehend after listening to testimonies of Holocaust survivors
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12904136 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ashraful Azad (0000-0003-1403-5426, Stockholm University, corresponding author), J Carlsson (0000-0002-4800-9974, University of Gothenburg) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 66-83 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Holocaust Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1750-4902 • E-ISSN: 2048-4887 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17504902.2022.2119025 |
| OpenAlex | W4296702972 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 32 |
We investigated how young people comprehend stories of trauma through their immediate expressions after listening to personal testimonies of Holocaust survivors. The material included 747 drawings and 182 texts by 10–16-year-old Swedish pupils from 14 schools. Qualitative analyses and cross-tabulations showed that the testimonies elicited complex patterns of emotions and cognitive processing. Personal testimonies can thus be a powerful way of teaching about historical trauma, although complex cognitive meaning making might often require additional time and adult-facilitated conversation. Also, as the testimonies aroused strong emotions, they should be used in a well-informed way
Active listening · Political science · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · The Holocaust · Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Law · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |