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A Survivor's Perspective on Memory and Memorial Culture: Recollections on the 20th Anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing*
Author(s) -
Williamson Jason
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
social science quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.482
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1540-6237
pISSN - 0038-4941
DOI - 10.1111/ssqu.12257
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , narrative , event (particle physics) , history , sociology , reflection (computer programming) , media studies , public history , psychoanalysis , psychology , visual arts , literature , art , computer science , physics , quantum mechanics , programming language
Objective In this essay, Jason Williamson, a survivor of the Murrah building bombing, recounts how his memories of the event have evolved since 1995. Method This first‐person narrative reflection offers insight into how individual memories intersect with public memorial culture. Results The essay details the dynamic and at times perplexing relationship between Williamson's memories and the public memorials and events.