The essays collected in this volume address a wide spectrum of issues connected to traumatic events and experiences, be they of personal, collective, national or global scale. They are complemented by poetic contemplations on trauma, which Set the tone for the following scholarly investigations. The thematic scope of the collection encompasses psychological, sociological and political approaches to trauma, examples of ethnic and indigenous traumatizations, literary, cultural and visual manifestations of trauma or the medialization of trauma in the museum. As a result of the comparative, and in some cases cross-hermeneutic, design of the volume with German scholars looking at Canadian and Canadian scholars looking at German/European examples of traumatization, transatlantic perspectives on the problems at stake are opened.

“Wie der Mensch denkt, so ist er” ist ein schmales Büchlein von nur sieben Kapiteln. Es ist das dritte und bekannteste Buch von James Allen. Dieses Buch ermöglichte es James Allen, sich ab 1903 ausschließlich der Schriftstellerei zu widmen. Es richtet sich an Leserinnen und Leser, welche inmitten eines hektischen Lebens Weisheit und Ruhe suchen. Der Autor vergleicht das menschliche Bewusstsein mit einem Garten, der gepflegt werden will. „As a Man Thinketh“ is a small book consisting of only seven chapters. It is James Allen’s third and best-known work and allowed him to dedicate himself exclusively to writing in 1903. It is written for the reader who, amidst life’s hustle and bustle, seeks wisdom and tranquillity. The author compares the human mind with a garden that needs to be cultivated. “Como el hombre piensa, así es él”, es una pequeña obra de sólo siete capítulos. Es el tercer libro de James Allen y su obra más famosa. Este libro le permitió a James Allen, de dedicarse exclusivamente a su carrera de escritor a partir de 1903. Fue escrito para todos aquellos que buscan sabiduría y tranquilidad en un mundo turbulento. El autor compara la mente humana con un jardín, que tiene que ser cultivado.