What is it about?
One of the harshest events in communist Romania was the deportation from the Romanian-Yugoslav border to the Bărăgan Plain. By analyzing 27 interviews from www.deportatiinBaragan.ro, we examine how memories of deportation unfolded.
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Why is it important?
This study is important because most trauma stemmed from the adaptation of the deportees to the hostile Bărăgan environment. Many deportees died; survivors suffered illness, carried trauma, and struggled to adapt on returning home.
Perspectives
As the postsocialist state has done little to address these wounded place-based memories, the study suggests social justice steps that could help heal the memories.
Dr Remus Cretan
west university of Timisoara
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This page is a summary of: Wounded Place‐Based Memories in Romania: Towards Social Justice for the Deportees in the Bărăgan Area, Population Space and Place, December 2025, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/psp.70168.
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