Reconstructing Trauma and Meaning

Life Narratives of Survivors of Political Violence during Apartheid in South Africa

Ileana Carmen Rogobete (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

255 Seiten

2015 | Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4438-8009-1 (ISBN)

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Repressive regimes, regardless of their nature and geographic location, have a destructive and dehumanizing effect on people’s lives. Oppression and political violence shatter victims’ identities, their relationships, communities and the meaning of their world as a safe and coherent place. However, while some people suffer traumatising long term effects, others become stronger and more resilient, able to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of tragedy. Reconstructing Trauma and Meaning is an invitation to revisit, bear witness and listen to the stories of suffering and healing of survivors of apartheid repression in South Africa. This work is an exploration of the life trajectories of former victims of gross human rights violations during apartheid and their creative ways of reconstructing meaning after trauma. Their life narratives, shaped by social, political and cultural realities, are a valuable contribution to the collective memory of the nation, as an intrinsic part of the continuous process of reconciliation and transformation in South Africa.

Ileana Carmen Rogobete is a licensed psychologist and psychotherapist, Director of the Areopagus Institute of Family Therapy and Systemic Practice, and Associate Lecturer at the West University of Timisoara, Romania. She received her PhD in Psychology from the University of Cape Town.

Erscheinungsdatum	26.11.2015
Verlagsort	Newcastle upon Tyne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 212 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Traumatherapie
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-4438-8009-4 / 1443880094
ISBN-13	978-1-4438-8009-1 / 9781443880091
Zustand	Neuware