ABSTRACT

For museums and historic sites that grapple with the legacies of historical trauma, collective and intergenerational grief can become embedded in both the museum’s identity and practices. In this article, the authors discuss collective loss and grief through the case of the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre in British Columbia, Canada. We discuss the lasting legacies of racial trauma experienced by Japanese Canadians during the Second World War. We draw from psychological research about empathy, grief, and trauma to offer approaches of self-awareness, nonverbal attending, and reflective listening that will support museum educators in their encounters with grief at the museum.

摘要

对于努力应对历史创伤遗留问题的博物馆和历史遗址而言，集体和代际悲伤可能会植根于博物馆的身份和实践中。在本文中，作者通过加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省日经国家博物馆和文化中心的案例讨论集体失落和悲伤。我们讨论了日裔加拿大人在第二次世界大战期间所经历的种族创伤的持久遗产。我们从关于同理心、悲伤和创伤的心理学研究中汲取灵感，提供自我意识、非语言参与和反思倾听的方法，以支持博物馆教育者在博物馆遭遇悲伤。