(In-)Visible Memories: A Study on Stories and Expressions of Intergenerational Trauma in Contemporary Israel
As a socially and culturally diverse setting shaped by the omnipresence of conflict, contemporary Israel is a field where multiple understandings of grief, death-worlds and resilience interact and shape local narratives and expressions of (intergenerational) trauma. By following a partially autoethnographic methodological approach, this thesis explores the roles that storytelling and memory play in making the past present in the family context; as well as the ways through which invisible agents such as deceased family members and loved ones engage with the living in shaping individual and collective traumatic experiences, narratives and discourses.
(In-)Visible Memories: A Study on Stories and Expressions of Intergenerational Trauma in Contemporary Israel
Author
Yael Ben Horin
Year
2021
Supervisor
Dr. Tanja Ahlin
Key Words
Intergenerational trauma
Invisible agents
Storytelling
Memory
Affect
Autoethnography
As a socially and culturally diverse setting shaped by the omnipresence of conflict, contemporary Israel is a field where multiple understandings of grief, death-worlds and resilience interact and shape local narratives and expressions of (intergenerational) trauma. By following a partially autoethnographic methodological approach, this thesis explores the roles that storytelling and memory play in making the past present in the family context; as well as the ways through which invisible agents such as deceased family members and loved ones engage with the living in shaping individual and collective traumatic experiences, narratives and discourses.
