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Why tourists go to sites associated with death and suffering

  • Written by Daniel B. Bitran, Professor of Psychology, College of the Holy Cross
imageStudents at Ponar Forest in Lithuania, where Nazis massacred many Jews.Daniel B. Bitran, CC BY

On a beautiful summer day in 2016, as I walked with a group of college students along a well-trodden path sprinkled with needles and cones from majestic pine trees, our mood was somber and morose. The chirping of birds and the burning off of the dew on...

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