Citation

Kupermann D. Am. J. Psychoanal. 2022; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis, Publisher Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1057/s11231-022-09354-x

PMID

35761031

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to present the relational dimension of trauma according to Sándor Ferenczi, illustrating it by using the testimonial material produced during the analysis of Maryan S. Maryan, a visual artist, survivor of Auschwitz. Furthermore, a few formulations are proposed on being witness to traumatic experiences in psychoanalytic practice, as well as what can be considered as ethics and politics in psychoanalysis when facing situations of social trauma and violence.

Language: en

Keywords

trauma; disavowal; Maryan S. Maryan; Sándor Ferenczi; social trauma; testimony