Swiss humanitarian aid during the Spanish Civil War
The journey of Anna Siemsen and Regina Kägi-Fuchsmann
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13072512 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Luís Manuel Calvo Salgado (0000-0002-2100-9544, University of Zurich, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | e018-e018 |
| Publication date | 2019-12-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Culture & History Digital Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2253-797X • E-ISSN: 2253-797X |
| Publisher | Spanish National Research Council (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3989/chdj.2019.018 |
| OpenAlex | W2997344239 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 13 |
Anna Siemsen’s and Regina Kägi-Fuchsmann’s journey to Spain in May 1937 resulted in two accounts regarding their experiences and views of Swiss humanitarian aid in the Civil War. The comparison between these two narratives makes it possible to study the role and the expression of fear, sadness and indignation at the bombing and the forced displacement of the civil population during the war. They are shared emotions yet expressed by each one in different ways depending on the function of their ideas and their perceptions. The empathy with the displaced people, especially with the children evacuated from Madrid to Valencia and Catalonia, is the main motivation of the participants in the Swiss humanitarian aid to Republican Spain, which raises some moral dilemmas. This empathy is furthermore characterized by a strong sympathy for the civil, social and democratic values represented by the Spanish Republic. Anna Siemsen’s and Regina Kägi-Fuchsmann’s religious and ideological beliefs, however, establish the limits of their empathy
Anger · Art · Democracy · Empathy · Humanitarian aid · Ideology · Indignation · Literature · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Population · Refugee · Sadness · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · Sympathy · Demography · European history and politics · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · History of Emotions Research · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |