In Search of the Missing Narrative

The International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion

Julia Devlin¹ 

[1] Center for Flight and Migration Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt;

关键词: biographical reconstruction;    communicative memory;    cultural memory;    family narrative;    forced migration;   

DOI  :  10.33137/ijidi.v4i2.34029

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The trauma of forced migration is not only detrimental for the victims themselves, but can overcast subsequent generations as well. This article examines the role of the family narrative in the case of Polish deportees and their descendants. Drawing upon Aleida and Jan Assmann's concepts of communicative and cultural memory, I address how the development of self-construction and identity of the second generation was impeded by their parents' difficulties to verbalize a traumatic past. I argue that aside from the communicative memory, the cultural memory of this group was affected as well as their experiences of victimization were politically and socially not recognized.

【 授权许可】

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