Dear readers!
The third issue of Discourse Magazine is online!
Memory is deceptive, changing, and uncertain. Looking back at past relationships or childhood, people tend to remember only the highlights, the good, the happy. This nostalgia can be very dangerous: it can lead people to idealise past eras or relationships that were actually harmful.
At the same time, memory is a cornerstone of identity, from the early memories, traumas, victories, and losses we weave our stories that shape who we are. Aside from individual memory, we share collective, cultural, and historical memories with the communities we belong to.
That is why we need to constantly think about what we remember and what we forget, how we remember and, most crucially, why we forget. And that is why we dedicate this issue to the theme of memory.