Publications by authors named "Mirna Krslak"
Article Synopsis
- Personal memory and collective historical events intertwine most significantly when those events have a strong, lasting impact on affected populations.
- A study showed that groups like Bosnians and Izmit Turks often reference their traumatic experiences (like civil war and earthquakes) when recalling personal events.
- In contrast, other populations (like Serbs, Canadians, and post-9/11 Americans) rarely incorporated public events into their personal memories, emphasizing that emotional significance, rather than the event's historical weight, dictates memory associations.
