Paul Celan and the Processes of Survival in Post-Shoah Jewish Writing
Date
2-14-2024
Faculty Mentor
Raina Kostova, English
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Submission Type
Conference Proceeding
Location
3:30-3:40pm | Houston Cole Library, 11th Floor
Description
Many survivors of the Shoah shared their experiences in creative or analytical writing. By studying these works it is possible to discern a pattern of psychological processes experienced by the survivor after the trauma of the Shoah. They experience alienation, individuation, and later integration, though the specific forms of each vary. By examining the poetry of Paul Celan, one of the pre-eminent German-language lyric poets of the post-Second World War era, one can observe unique manifestations of these processes which demonstrate a broad range of possible experiences, which are especially complex concerning integration. References to Elie Wiesel and Nelly Sachs are provided for context.
Keywords
student research, literature
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Disciplines
Creative Writing
Recommended Citation
Savage, Ari, "Paul Celan and the Processes of Survival in Post-Shoah Jewish Writing" (2024). JSU Student Symposium 2024. 13.
https://digitalcommons.jsu.edu/ce_jsustudentsymp_2024/13