Does folklore have a place in discussing trauma? For instance, how do disaster survivors use language, ritual, and the material world to talk about their experiences? And what insights and tools can the field offer to help others navigate and narrate disaster and its aftermath? >Adapted from a special 2017 issue of Fabula: Journal of Folktale Studies, We Are All Survivors is a collection of essays that explore how folkloristics can serve the public in the wake of catastrophe. Contributors-folklorists who have long worked with disaster-stricken communities or are disaster survivors themselves-address the climate crisis; Hurricane Katrina; the Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster of 2011; and more. This edition also includes a new, illustrated essay on Hurricane Maria and a conclusion on how folklorists are documenting the pandemic. In a fascinating look at how folkloristics can address trauma and recovery, We Are All Survivors bears witness to survivors' expressions of remembrance, grieving, and healing.

Book Information
ISBN 9780253063755
Author Carl Lindahl
Format Hardback
Page Count 192
Imprint Indiana University Press
Publisher Indiana University Press
Weight(grams) 152g