AS RELAÇÕES DE GÊNERO NO CAMPO DE CONCENTRAÇÃO DE RAVENSBRÜCK

Uma Análise a Partir da Autobiografia de Selma Van de Perre

Abstract

This article aims at analysing the autobiography of Selma Van de Perre, a Jewish woman, fighter of the Dutch resistance movement, survivor of the Ravensbrück women's concentration camp and victim of violence against women perpetrated by the Nazi regime. Starting from notions and concepts about autobiography, it is intended to propose an understanding about gender and highlight the possibilities of the narrative field for women. It is intended to use the autobiography for a case study of the gender experience in the Ravensbrück concentration camp, considered a camp that has limited records, among the sources of knowledge that elucidate its existence are autobiographies and testimonies. The study focuses on gender issues in the concentration camps, and highlights gender-based violence as a matter.