Impeded access to recollection of violence

Impeded access to recollection of violence

Coordination : Anna Krykun, Emmanuelle Käes, Roxana Ilasca et Liudmyla Harmash (chercheuse invitée LE STUDIUM 2025-26 au sein de l’UR ICD)
 

• Giulia Savarese, Luna Carpinelli and Daniela D’Elia (University of Salerno, Psychology): “Narrating childhood violence: trauma, memory, and multilevel clinical narratives of adverse childhood experiences”

Drawing on clinical and empirical research on childhood traumatic experiences, this talk explores the role of narrative as both a medium of memory integration and a potential site of ethical tension in the representation of extreme violence. Focusing on the dialectic between intrusive memories and avoidance, it examines how fragmentation, silence, repetition, and delayed narration mirror underlying cognitive–affective mechanisms of trauma. The contribution discusses narrative as a performative space where individual suffering may become collectively intelligible without being domesticated or aestheticised. Finally, it reflects on the limits of narration in trauma processing and on the risks of instrumentalisation when personal accounts enter the public sphere.

Suggested reading (see the attached file): Luna Carpinelli, Daniela d'Elia and Giulia Savarese, "The Multilevel Pathway in MSTs for the Evaluation and Treatment of Parents and Minor Victims of Adverse Childhood Experiences" (2022)
 

• Adrián Jesús Ricoy-Cano (University of Jaén, Social Work): “Memories of violence and the (re)construction of masculinities among young adult men in post-conflict ayacucho (Peru)”

This talk examines how political violence is remembered and narrated through the life stories of young adult men (18-44 years old) in Ayacucho “Huamanga”, Peru, a region deeply shaped by the internal armed conflict (1980–2000). Drawing on ordinary narratives, it explores how intergenerational memories of disappearance, fear and militarisation inform contemporary constructions of masculinity. The accounts reveal enduring silences, emotional restraint and the normalisation of violence within family and community life. At the same time, some participants articulate incipient attempts to renegotiate dominant masculine roles through care, dialogue and gender equality. The study highlights how collective violence is metabolised into ethical positions and identity negotiations beyond institutional justice, offering a situated perspective from the Global South.

Suggested reading (see the attached file): Julio Villa-Palomino, "Peruvian masculinities. An overview" (2022)

Giulia Savarese is Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Salerno, Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana". Her research focuses on developmental trauma, emotional regulation, adverse childhood experiences, and inclusive clinical and educational practices. She coordinates interdisciplinary projects at the intersection of psychology, medicine, and social work, with a focus on trauma narratives, supervision, and institutional accountability.

Luna Carpinelli is a psychologist, cognitive-behavioural psychotherapist, and researcher at the Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana” at the University of Salerno. Her research focuses on trauma and developmental psychopathology, with particular attention to memory processes, narrative meaning-making, and traumatic experiences in childhood and adolescence. Her work integrates clinical practice with empirical research and narrative-based approaches to trauma.

Daniela D'Elia is a psychologist, psychotherapist, and EMDR Supervisor. Her clinical work focuses on childhood and adult psychotherapy, trauma, attachment theory, and EMDR approaches, with extensive experience in the diagnosis and treatment of traumatic experiences and developmental psychopathology. She also engages in training, supervision, and research collaboration with institutions including the University of Salerno.

Adrián Jesús Ricoy Cano is an Associate Professor at the University of Jaén, with previous experience as an Interim Lecturer and Research Staff under the EU-funded PRTR scheme. His academic career has developed within the field of Social Work and Social Services, with a strong focus on teaching, applied research, and knowledge transfer. He is a member of the GEDEX research group (SEJ-484) and actively participates in national R&D projects funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science. His main research interests include violence and neglect affecting older adults in rural contexts, as well as the intersections between gender, rurality, and the construction of hegemonic masculinity.