Traumatic \;experiences are widespread in today's world\, as war affects several countries\, as gender violence continues\, and the global mental health crisis sharpens after the pandemic. In fact\, \;trauma \;is originally an Ancient Greek concept that refers to an open physical wound\, while psychological \;trauma \;is an idea introduced in the late 19th century. While some claim \;trauma \;to be a culturally-coerced phenomenon\, others believe that our ancestors were not that different from us when it comes to psychological suffering\, giving \;trauma \;a more universal aspect.
Nowadays\, the notions of \;trauma\, \;traumatic \;experiences and \;traumatic \;events are actually used in very heterogeneous ways. \;Traumatic \;experiences are a polysemy\, sometimes involving a diagnosis (one of PTSD)\, sometimes involving particular ways of being (feeling stuck in time)\, sometimes involving the unliveability of a particular social life\, and capturing much more.
While conceptual difficulties persist\, it is evident that \;traumatic \;experiences have the potential to disturb one&rsquo\;s \;memory\, because of their negative emotional charge\, for example\, and the feeling that one's \;memory \;is no longer under one&rsquo\;s control. Nonetheless\, philosophers of \;memory \;have\, to date\, largely neglected connections between \;trauma \;and \;memory\, failing to see what effects \;traumatic \;experiences have on one&rsquo\;s ability to remember the past and envision a future for oneself. Besides the question about the concept of \;trauma \;itself\, there are many other questions that still remain unanswered: In what ways do \;traumatic \;experiences shape \;memory \;and the self? Is this shaping always for the worse\, or can it be for the better? Does \;trauma \;involve a transformative experience? How are \;traumatic \;memories \;embodied by individuals who undergo those experiences? What is the relationship between forgiveness\, \;memory\, and \;trauma? And between \;traumatic \;memories \;and perspective-taking Does \;trauma \;produce epistemic harms?
We invite researchers from different continents to attempt to answer these difficult but important questions\, as well as other similar philosophical questions regarding \;memory \;and \;trauma.
Languages accepted: \;Spanish\, English\, Portuguese\, and French
\nFor submission\, \;prepare your articles according to the journal's instructions\, and send them directly to the guest's editors:
\nNathá\;lia de Á\;vila (University of Cologne\, Germany): natdeavila@gmail.com
\nMarina Trakas (Instituto de Investigaciones Filosó\;ficas\, CONICET\, Argentina): marina.trakas@conicet.gov.ar \;
\nEm Walsh (Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics\, Johns Hopkins University\, US): ewalsh17@jh.edu
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