The Touch of the Past Remembrance, Learning, and Ethics

Based on ten years of research, The Touch of the Past considers how historically traumatic events uniquely summon forgetting and remembrance. Within a specific focus on events of systemic mass violence, Roger Simon examines how testimonies of historic events influence learning as communities struggle with "difficult histories." The Touch of the Past is a serious and compelling contribution to research in education, historical consciousness, and memory/trauma studies.

Roger I. Simon is Professor of Culture, Communications and Critical Education. He is Director, Centre for Media and Culture in Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto.