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Surviving Srebrenica: Senad’s Story
Two years ago, I visited the Memorial Center in Potočari with a friend from Holland. That day, I began getting to know this man, Senad, as he told me his incredible story of courage and survival.

“Transitions”: The artistic process to depict the journey from conflict to peace
Transitional Justice is a term uttered across societies; the concept of creating a just peace as a means to a lasting peace. But what does this term, easily explained in academic and legal terms, mean ‘on the ground’?

Living in the Aftermath: Post-Traumatic Growth and “Ordinary Heroes” (Part VI)
This is the sixth and final installment of our series on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and the visual arts.

Post-Traumatic Stress versus Post-Traumatic Growth (Part V)
What role can the visual arts play in public health? How can a nation recover from widespread emotional and psychological trauma when there is a deficit of psychologists and psychiatrists to support its population?

Uspomene 677: the Transgenerational Trauma of Victims and Perpetrators (Part IV)
Two generations, seven different stories: Uspomene 677 is a powerful investigation into the effects and scope of PTSD and transgenerational trauma.

A Brief History of Transgenerational Trauma (Part III)
What role can the visual arts play in public health? How can a nation recover from mental health trauma when there are not enough psychologists and psychiatrists to support them?