Uprooting through Expulsion – an Imprint across Generations?
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This specialist conference addresses the uprooting of subsequent generations as a result of expulsion and the imprints that continue to have an effect across generations. Dealing with homelessness, attachment anxieties, and the frequently encountered urge to collect and preserve leads us to ask: How is the Sudeten German expulsion experienced and shaped by descendants?
The focus is on the effects on mentalities, ties to homeland, attachments, and collective imprints in society. Drawing on the perspectives of expulsion research and trauma psychology, the conference examines epigenetic experiences of Sudeten German descendants and Czech new settlers in the Sudeten areas. In doing so, participants discuss individual paths toward developing a sense of homeland and belonging to a homeland.