As underscored by many at our conference, one of the characteristics of trauma is the need by the traumatised to repeat their stories, apparently endlessly. There has, over the course of the twentieth-century and now into the twenty-first century, developed a lucrative trauma industry whereby the traumatised, whose voices historically have so often been neglected when […]
Following on from Barbara Cawdron’s reflections on the SITE 2013 conference on Trauma, we would like to invite opinions from others. If you were at the conference and would like to make a comment and take part in the debate in a spirit of open dialogue, please send your thoughts to the website editor rob@robweiss.co.uk as a […]
On Saturday October 5 2013, the Site held a conference on the topic of trauma adding the question: ‘Can’t we just let the past BE the past?’ and then elaborating ‘Why we need to talk about trauma and what might happen if we don’t’. The question of speaking or not speaking about trauma arose throughout […]
The SITE 2013 conference on October 5th is on Trauma and asks the question: Can’t we just let the past BE the past? The papers investigate why we need to talk about trauma, and what might happen if we don’t. See the programme below for more details. Some full-price place are still available. Conference Booking […]