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The Untouched Key: Tracing Childhood Trauma in Creativity and Destructiveness

İhmal Edilen Anahtar: Yaratıcılık ve Yıkıcılıkta Çocukluk Travmalarının İzini Sürmek

Ozan Kayar(Çankırı Karatekin Üniversitesi)0000-0002-1269-3719
Pages
340–346
Publication Date
2025-12-29
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It further evaluates the author’s interdisciplinary approach with a particular focus on the themes of psychological healing and moral awareness.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study presents a review of The Untouched Key: Tracing Childhood Trauma in Creativity and Destructiveness, written by Alice Miller and published in Turkish translation by Süreyya Turhan through Profil Kitap in 2021 (original German title Der gemiedene Schlüssel).
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Key Findings & Data:The review discusses Miller’s treatment of the concepts of trauma, repression, and “black pedagogy” within the contexts of psychoanalysis, philosophy, and ethics.
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Conclusion & Impact:It further evaluates the author’s interdisciplinary approach with a particular focus on the themes of psychological healing and moral awareness.
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⚙️Variables:Alice Miller · çocukluk travması · kara eğitim

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This study presents a review of The Untouched Key: Tracing Childhood Trauma in Creativity and Destructiveness, written by Alice Miller and published in Turkish translation by Süreyya Turhan through Profil Kitap in 2021 (original German title Der gemiedene Schlüssel). The review discusses Miller’s treatment of the concepts of trauma, repression, and “black pedagogy” within the contexts of psychoanalysis, philosophy, and ethics. It further evaluates the author’s interdisciplinary approach with a particular focus on the themes of psychological healing and moral awareness.

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Bu çalışmada, Alice Miller tarafından kaleme alınan ve 2021 yılında Süreyya Turhan’ın çevirisiyle Profil Kitap tarafından yayımlanan İhmal Edilen Anahtar: Yaratıcılık ve Yıkıcılıkta Çocukluk Travmalarının İzini Sürmek (Almanca özgün adı Der gemiedene Schlüssel) adlı kitabın tanıtımı yapılmıştır. İnceleme, Miller’ın travma, bastırma ve “kara eğitim” kavramlarını psikanaliz, felsefe ve ahlak bağlamında ele alışını tartışmakta; yazarın disiplinlerarası yaklaşımını ruhsal iyileşme ve etik farkındalık temaları çerçevesinde değerlendirmektedir.

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Kayar, O. (2025). The Untouched Key: Tracing Childhood Trauma in Creativity and Destructiveness. Bitig Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 5 Sayı: 10, 340–346. https://ajindex.com/articles/1610726

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