Telling the Visit at Auschwitz. Communicational Conditions of Feelings Expression
The expression of the feelings is a social and relational phenomenon because it is a communicational situation. It is not possible to talk about one’s intimate feelings with anyone and in any relational device. This is shown by an inquiry conducted on the school visit experience of the Memorial Museum of Auschwitz-Birkenau. The respondents had not been able to talk about their intimate feelings to their family, peers or teachers. They have with each of these groups a specific impossibility to speak of their intimacy. On the contrary, the relationship established during the interview allowed its expression. The emotional turn of the humanities and social sciences must take into account this question since it engages a reflection on the relationship that is built on the ground with the respondents.