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Child Forced Labour. An Analysis of Ego Documents Thoughout Time
Venken, Machteld
2015In European Review of History: Revue européenne d'histoire, 22 (2), p. 368-388
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Keywords :
children; forced labour; Second World War; Poland; testimonies; censorship
Abstract :
[en] This article centralises a unique collection of ego documents created underCommunism in which Polish former child forced labourers articulate their warexperiences. A comparative analysis of them with recent testimonies reveals that theseego documents offer a more nuanced depiction of Germans and display richerinformation on the specific working conditions and daily routine for children than thecontemporary ones. A comparative reading of the archival testimonies with theirpublished equivalents shows how the streamlining of a publicly acceptable version ofthe past under Communism went both ways, that is, at times foregrounding thepropaganda content of autobiographical wordings, but also at other momentsdownplaying this element. The collection increases our understanding of child forcedlabour experiences during the Second World War, specifically the ways in whichchildren perceived that experience, and offers insights into the negotiated appropriationof Communist ideology at the individual level.
Disciplines :
History
Author, co-author :
Venken, Machteld ;  Universität Wien > Institut für Osteuropäische Geschichte
External co-authors :
no
Language :
English
Title :
Child Forced Labour. An Analysis of Ego Documents Thoughout Time
Publication date :
April 2015
Journal title :
European Review of History: Revue européenne d'histoire
ISSN :
1350-7486
eISSN :
1469-8293
Publisher :
Routledge, London, United Kingdom
Volume :
22
Issue :
2
Pages :
368-388
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
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