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The pain and scars of war : World War I and french ‘Gueules cassées(Broken Face)’

  • Korean Review of French History
  • Abbr : KRFH
  • 2023, (49), pp.41~74
  • DOI : 10.51786/RCHF.2023.08.49.41
  • Publisher : KOREAN SOCIETY FOR FRENCH HISTORY
  • Research Area : Humanities > History
  • Received : August 5, 2023
  • Accepted : August 24, 2023
  • Published : August 31, 2023

JAE-WON LEE 1

1연세대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

The subject of this study is “face injuries” in World War I, people who testified to violence, fear, and pain that began in the 20th century. We would like to express the anxiety, bond, and sadness of facial injuries, along with the technical aspects of treating the injured on the battlefield, the formation of a facial center, the original efforts of medical institutions facing unusual injuries, explanations of somewhat successful facial reconstruction attempts, and analysis of identity reconstruction. These facial wounded soldiers, who suffered serious trauma not only physically but also mentally, became symbols of the suffering caused by the war. One hundred years after the Great War, I think we need to meet them to pay tribute to their courage. Also, through their existence, their vitality and their references, we want to testify to how long the terrible legacy of the Great War lasted.

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