Trauma, forgiveness and the witnessing dance: Making public spaces intimate

Journal of Analytical Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 169-188

  Gobodo Madikizela, Pumla ^a,b  

^a University of Cape Town ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Collective consciousness; Forgiveness; Healing and peace building; Human rights violation; Justice; Racial division; South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission; Trauma; Truth

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFLICT; EMPATHY; ETHICS; FORGIVENESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INJURY; OFFENDER; POLITICS; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; SOCIETY; SOUTH AFRICA; VICTIM; WITNESS;

ATTITUDE; EMPATHY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; PSYCHOANALYTIC INTERPRETATION; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 41049117605     PISSN: 00218774     EISSN: 14685922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5922.2008.00715.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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