The research that is presented here explores the place of maternal memory among child survivors of the Bosnian Muslim genocide that took place in Bosnia-Herzegovina during the 1990s. Using a qualitative research approach, the study is comprised of 24 in depth interviews with child survivors whose families immigrated to the United States in the aftermath of war. Based on the importance of child memory as a source of recollection, the study explores three intersecting areas of research: (1) the role of child survivor memory in documenting histories of civilian warfare; (2) the importance of child survivor memory for the study of gender and genocide; and (3) the significance of child memory for the construction of collective memories of maternal agency. The findings of the research reveal the roles that mothers play in emotion management and in the protection of families during genocidal warfare.

此处介绍的研究探讨了 1990 年代波斯尼亚-黑塞哥维那发生的波斯尼亚穆斯林种族灭绝事件的儿童幸存者中母亲记忆的位置。该研究采用定性研究方法，对 24 名儿童幸存者进行了深入访谈，这些儿童的家庭在战后移民到美国。基于儿童记忆作为回忆来源的重要性，该研究探索了三个相互交叉的研究领域：(1) 儿童幸存者记忆在记录平民战争历史中的作用；(2) 儿童幸存者记忆对性别和种族灭绝研究的重要性；(3)儿童记忆对母体集体记忆建构的意义。