Dark Traces of the Past - Psychoanalysis and Historical Thinking (Hardcover, New edition)

The relationship between historical studies and psychoanalysis remains an open debate that is full of tension, in both a positive and a negative sense. In particular, the following question has not been answered satisfactorily: what distinguishes a psychoanalytically oriented study of historical realities from a historical psychoanalysis? Skepticism and fear of collaboration dominate on both sides. Initiating a productive dialogue between historical studies and psychoanalysis seems to be plagued by ignorance and, at times, a sense of helplessness. Interdisciplinary collaborations are rare. Empirical research, formulation of theory, and the development of methods are essentially carried out within the conventional disciplinary boundaries. This volume undertakes to overcome these limitations by combining psychoanalytical and historical perspectives and thus exploring the underlying "unconscious" dimensions and by informing academic and nonacademic forms of historical memory. Moreover, it puts special emphasis on transgenerational forms of remembrance, on the notion of trauma as a key concept in this field, and on case studies that point the way to further research.

General

Imprint:	Berghahn Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Making Sense of History
Release date:	December 2011
First published:	2010
Editors:	Jurgen Straub • Joern Rusen
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	232
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-84545-753-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > General Books > Humanities > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > History > Theory & methods > Historiography
LSN:	1-84545-753-6
Barcode:	9781845457532

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