TITLE:
The Formation of Trauma in Ravensbrück
AUTHORS:
Le Tian
KEYWORDS:
Ravensbrück, Trauma, Holocaust, Power Imbalance
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.12 No.5,
May
31,
2024
ABSTRACT: Since Freud’s psychoanalytic school introduced trauma into the humanities and social sciences, academia has begun to discuss trauma from various perspectives. This article takes the Ravensbrück concentration camp during the Second World War as its main sample. Departing from a historical-philosophical perspective and combining historical documentary materials of the camp, it analyzes aspects such as the architectural design and participants. It argues that the unique structure of the camp has led to a distinctive pattern of concentration camp trauma, with the key factor being the extreme imbalance of power within the camp’s specific environment.