Camellia Hancheva: Social Trauma Memory Construction
This book chapter discusses early theories on trauma and memory; memory is a dynamic process rather than a simple recall.
Irene Visser: Decolonizing Trauma Theory: Retrospect and Prospects
The article reviews the development of decolonizing trauma theory and calls for incorporating non-Western perspectives.
Kazuma Matoba: Cosmopolitan Society and its Enemies: Historical Amnesia Narratives
Addressing historical trauma and hidden narratives is essential for overcoming global injustice and fostering a resilient cosmopolitan society.
Bekerman et al.: Teaching Contested Narratives: Identity, Memory and Reconciliation in Peace
The book examines how teaching contested histories in conflict zones affects identities and reconciliation.
Erll & Hirst: Flashbulb memories: An interdisciplinary research programme. Narrative Inquiry
The role of flashbulb memories in shaping identity and crossing boundaries with cultural and social dynamics.
Magda Schmukalla: Memory as a Wound in Words: On Trans-generational Trauma, Ethical Memory and Artistic Speech
How trans-generational trauma is expressed through feminine responses and art, highlighting the role of affect in shaping identity and discourse.
Crespo & Fernández-Lansac: Memory and narrative of traumatic events: A literature review.
A review of 22 studies on trauma narratives shows that trauma memories are rich in sensory and emotional details.
Habermas & Bartoli: Development of Autobiographical Narrating: Possible Implications for Coping with Social Trauma
This chapter examines how remembering and narrating aid in coping with social trauma.
Caruth: Trauma: Explorations in Memory
How literature and interdisciplinary approaches enhance the understanding of traumatic experiences,
Assmann: The Holocaust — a Global Memory? Extensions and Limits of a New Memory Community
The Holocaust’s scope and anti-human ideology involved extensive border crossings, making it a paradigmatic genocide in global memory.