Displaced Families, Dispersed Memories
Displaced Families, Dispersed Memories explores the memory work and mnemonic practices of families dispersed by war, conflict, repression, occupation, or forced migration. Against a backdrop of escalating displacement, protracted conflict, and deepening political and societal instability, this volum...
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| description | Displaced Families, Dispersed Memories explores the memory work and mnemonic practices of families dispersed by war, conflict, repression, occupation, or forced migration. Against a backdrop of escalating displacement, protracted conflict, and deepening political and societal instability, this volume advances family memory as a vital lens for understanding the enduring human consequences of political upheaval. Drawing on case studies from South Asia, Europe, the Americas, and post-Soviet spaces in the 20th and 21st centuries, the chapters illuminate how memories of rupture—whether spoken, silenced, embodied, or materialized—shape family reminiscence, relationships, and well-being of descendants. These impacts extend long after the original events, reaching two or three generations. The volume examines family memory as a dynamic, intergenerational process. It asks how stories of loss and survival circulate through narratives, letters, photographs, rituals, and objects, and how they persist in gestures, sensory experiences, and broader cultural practices. The volume also considers how these memories are reimagined in literature, activism, and art. Contributors probe the affective and ethical dimensions of remembering, revealing how families negotiate silence, trauma, and resilience amid shifting political and cultural contexts. They show that memory work is not only retrospective but also future oriented as it has the capacity to claim justice, foster solidarity, and challenge hegemonic narratives that marginalize certain histories. The volume is organized around three themes: silences and sensory memories, trauma and resilience, and counter-memories. It bridges historical and contemporary perspectives, combining history, sociology, social psychology, literary studies, cultural studies, and cultural anthropology. The book’s 13 chapters demonstrate that family memory is a site of both vulnerability and strength, where intimate recollections intersect with national and transnational memory cultures. By foregrounding the lived and felt dimensions of displacement, Displaced Families, Dispersed Memories invites readers to reconsider how families make sense of violent pasts and how these legacies reverberate in present struggles for belonging and recognition. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1771292026-06-01T21:07:34Z Displaced Families, Dispersed Memories Leinonen, Johanna Jalagin, Seija Kähäri, Outi Leppihalme, Ilmari Määttä, Hanna-Leena Turjanmaa, Elina Displacement Family memory Intergenerational transmission Postmemory Resilience Trauma thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues::JBFG Refugees and political asylum thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues::JBFH Migration, immigration and emigration thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology::JHBK Sociology: family and relationships thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTB Social and cultural history Displaced Families, Dispersed Memories explores the memory work and mnemonic practices of families dispersed by war, conflict, repression, occupation, or forced migration. Against a backdrop of escalating displacement, protracted conflict, and deepening political and societal instability, this volume advances family memory as a vital lens for understanding the enduring human consequences of political upheaval. Drawing on case studies from South Asia, Europe, the Americas, and post-Soviet spaces in the 20th and 21st centuries, the chapters illuminate how memories of rupture—whether spoken, silenced, embodied, or materialized—shape family reminiscence, relationships, and well-being of descendants. These impacts extend long after the original events, reaching two or three generations. The volume examines family memory as a dynamic, intergenerational process. It asks how stories of loss and survival circulate through narratives, letters, photographs, rituals, and objects, and how they persist in gestures, sensory experiences, and broader cultural practices. The volume also considers how these memories are reimagined in literature, activism, and art. Contributors probe the affective and ethical dimensions of remembering, revealing how families negotiate silence, trauma, and resilience amid shifting political and cultural contexts. They show that memory work is not only retrospective but also future oriented as it has the capacity to claim justice, foster solidarity, and challenge hegemonic narratives that marginalize certain histories. The volume is organized around three themes: silences and sensory memories, trauma and resilience, and counter-memories. It bridges historical and contemporary perspectives, combining history, sociology, social psychology, literary studies, cultural studies, and cultural anthropology. The book’s 13 chapters demonstrate that family memory is a site of both vulnerability and strength, where intimate recollections intersect with national and transnational memory cultures. By foregrounding the lived and felt dimensions of displacement, Displaced Families, Dispersed Memories invites readers to reconsider how families make sense of violent pasts and how these legacies reverberate in present struggles for belonging and recognition. 2026-03-19T14:13:50Z 2026-03-19T14:13:50Z 2026-03-09T09:50:12Z 2026 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/111367 9789523691438 9789523691421 9789523691445 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/173774 eng open access image/png Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Helsinki University Press Helsinki University Press 10.33134/HUP-35 10.33134/HUP-35 cf5d0b3e-caff-497f-94d0-292cc4b4fce2 9789523691438 9789523691421 9789523691445 Helsinki University Press 357 Helsinki, Finland open access |
| spellingShingle | Displacement Family memory Intergenerational transmission Postmemory Resilience Trauma thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues::JBFG Refugees and political asylum thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues::JBFH Migration, immigration and emigration thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology::JHBK Sociology: family and relationships thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTB Social and cultural history Displaced Families, Dispersed Memories |
| title | Displaced Families, Dispersed Memories |
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| topic | Displacement Family memory Intergenerational transmission Postmemory Resilience Trauma thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues::JBFG Refugees and political asylum thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues::JBFH Migration, immigration and emigration thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology::JHBK Sociology: family and relationships thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTB Social and cultural history |
| topic_facet | Displacement Family memory Intergenerational transmission Postmemory Resilience Trauma thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues::JBFG Refugees and political asylum thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues::JBFH Migration, immigration and emigration thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology::JHBK Sociology: family and relationships thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTB Social and cultural history |
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