Title: Survivor memorials : remembering trauma and loss in contemporary Australia /
Authors: Atkinson-Phillips, Alison
Year: 2019
Subjects: Hay Girls Institution (Hay, N.S.W.) History.; Monuments Australia History Case studies.; Stolen generations (Australia); Black Saturday bushfires, 2009.; Gays Violence against Australia; Abused children Australia History; Immigrants Housing Victoria Sringvale History.; Sculpture; Historic sites; Australia History
Abstract: This is a book about memorials - specifically about a new type of memorial that commemorates experiences of survivors. These new memorials acknowledge loss and trauma that people have lived through, rather than died because of. It is also a book about why people feel the need to remember such difficult experiences. As such, it combines a topic that has strong scholarly interest with human stories of pain and resilience from Australia's recent history.