The Transitional Space of History: Reflections on the Play of Roger Simon's Remembrance Pedagogy

Authors

  • Lisa Farley

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29173/css331

Abstract

This paper reads Roger Simon's concept of "transactional memory" in relationship to D.W. Winnicott's theory of "transitional space" to examine the emotional dimensions of making historical significance. Drawing on a personal memory of archival study with Simon, I suggest that his attention to the ethical qualities of remembrance at the same time offers a theory of remembrance as a work of creative play that sets into motion the painful and hopeful process of working through the anguish of loss.

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Published

2015-01-01