1. Queer(ing) Vicarious Memory: Lessons From an LGBTQ+ Intergenerational Community Project.
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Weststrate, Nic M., Morris, Karen A., Moore, Lisa L., and Greteman, Adam J.
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In this commentary, we support and expand the framework of vicarious memory presented by Pillemer et al. (2024) by refracting it through the prism of an lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, and more identities (LGBTQ+) intergenerational community project—a community project that places storytelling at its heart. By doing this, we queer Pillemer et al.'s model and argue that opening channels for storytelling is uniquely important for LGBTQ+ communities. Given that LGBTQ+ generations have, for an array of reasons, been kept apart from each other, our community project brings to light important issues around access to vicarious memory. We consider this lack of access a form of epistemic injustice that we, as community-engaged scholars, seek to understand and resist. Building on Pillemer et al.'s proposals, our LGBTQ+ community project invites questions about the impact of vicarious memory at different developmental stages, the possible detriments of transmitting maladaptive narratives, and the potential impacts of vicarious traumatization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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