Breaking Intergenerational Cycles of Repetition a Global Dialogue on Historical Trauma and Memory
The authors in this volume explore the interconnected issues of intergenerational trauma and traumatic memory in societies with a history of collective violence across the globe. Each chapter's discussion offers a critical reflection on historical trauma and its repercussions, and how memory ca...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Leverkusen
Verlag Barbara Budrich
2015, 2015
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | The authors in this volume explore the interconnected issues of intergenerational trauma and traumatic memory in societies with a history of collective violence across the globe. Each chapter's discussion offers a critical reflection on historical trauma and its repercussions, and how memory can be used as a basis for dialogue and transformation. The perspectives include, among others: the healing journey of three generations of a family of Holocaust survivors and their dialogue with third generation German students over time; traumatic memories of the British concentration camps in South Africa; reparations and reconciliation in the context of the historical trauma of Aboriginal Australians; and the use of the arts as a strategy of dialogue and transformation |
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| Physical Description: | 384 pages |