SPACE, MEMORY, IDENTITY IN THE AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL PROSE MY VILLAGE AND ALONE MILKE ŽICINA

Abstract

The paper focuses on the analysis of space, memory and identity in Milka Žicina's autobiographical works Selo moje and Sama. Using the psychoanalytical and phenomenological method, especially the phenomenology of space by Gaston Bašlar, and the microspherology of Peter Sloterdijk, it is investigated how space - whether it is a maternity home or a prison cell - functions as a symbolic construct through which the author faces deep personal traumas and crises. The goal of the work is to determine the role of space in questioning one’s own past and identity. It was shown that in this review, the figure of the father represents a formative sign of the author's identity. The figure of the father, which runs through both works, is revealed as a central point of identification and conflict, where family and social tensions intertwine. This paper shows that through the analysis of space and traumatic memory we can better understand the mechanisms of dealing with the past in women's autobiographical and camp writing, opening new perspectives for the interpretation of Milka Žicina's work and enabling new insights into women's autobiographical experience.