Breaking Intergenerational Cycles of Repetition: A Global Dialogue on Historical Trauma and Memory

Breaking Intergenerational Cycles of Repetition: A Global Dialogue on Historical Trauma and Memory
ISBN-10
3847406132
ISBN-13
9783847406136
Category
Social Science
Pages
384
Language
English
Published
2016-01-18
Publisher
Barbara Budrich
Author
Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela

Description

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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