We Are All Survivors: Verbal, Ritual, and Material Ways of Narrating Disaster and Recovery

"As catastrophes proliferate around us, We Are All Survivors provides a timely, intimate, and empathetic look at disasters and recovery. Written by a group of outstanding folklorists, most of whom have themselves faced the devastation of traumatic events, this volume explores the role folkloristics has played and can play in disaster stricken communities. We Are All Survivors is a book of thought, methodological skill, and heart."?Diane Goldstein, Professor Emeritus, Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology, Indiana University

"We Are All Survivors demonstrates why folklorists should deal with disasters. The book challenges widely distributed emergency imaginaries about social disorder, chaos, and violence, and it demonstrates how narration is a necessary resource for healing and for community-making in post-disaster communities. The book should be mandatory reading for everyone involved in emergency planning and rescue operations, from authorities and aid organizations to news media reports."?Kyrre Kverndokk, Professor of Cultural Studies, University of Bergen, Norway