International Conference on Trauma: Theory and Practice ICTTP on December 13-14, 2023 in Vientiane, Laos

Public and Political Trauma War and trauma, both past and present Captivity and torture Public disasters and trauma including environmental catastrophes Disease, public health and trauma Political trauma, silencing dissent/voicing dissent Social trauma Traumatic displacement and cultural uprooting Inherited intergenerational trauma Personal and Individual Trauma Bereavement: parent; sibling; partner loss Abandonment Betrayal Peer pressure and bullying Murder and assault Domestic violence Child abuse and childhood trauma Survivor guilt Disability Witnessing trauma and secondary trauma Coping strategies – stress management and reduction Diagnosing and Treating Trauma Medical, therapeutic, and holistic approaches to trauma management Vicarious traumatisation, secondary stress, and compassion fatigue From person to survivor – perspectives of change Theorising Trauma Trauma and post colonialism Memory National identity Trauma studies Individual versus collective trauma Socio-cultural perspectives on traumatic experience Gender The body from the inside and out Psychic trauma Representing Trauma Affect, trauma, and art Trauma on stage, screen, and in cyberspace Traumatic expression Media images: reality and fiction Literature and poetry Eyewitness testimony Gaming and violence New technologies Reporting on trauma Aesthetics and experience Fear and horror Otherness, spirituality, and trauma </div>