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Breaking Intergenerational Cycles of Repetition: A Global Dialogue on Historical Trauma and Memory
[conference proceedings]
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Abstract 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 ... view more
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. This book brings together different voices on historical trauma, its effects across generations, and the dialogue that is necessary in order to break trauma’s intergenerational impact at the individual, community and societal levels. It offers a unique angle not only in terms of its interdisciplinarity, which includes literary representation of historical trauma narratives, perspectives from oral history and contributions from psychoanalytic scholars. What sets the volume apart from other publications is its contribution to the advancement of scholarship in the field of transgenerational transmission of trauma in a way that moves beyond the interpersonal to the social and historical.... view less
Keywords
human rights violation; physical stress; trauma; resilience; reminiscence; reconciliation
Classification
General History
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Conference
Interdisciplinary Conference "Engaging the Other: Breaking Intergenerational Cycles of Repetition". Bloemfontein, South Africa, 2012
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Publisher
Verlag Barbara Budrich
City
Opladen
Page/Pages
XX, 363 p.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3224/84740613
ISBN
978-3-8474-0240-4
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed