Why and when should we (not) distinguish between academic and therapeutic discourses on the past? A response to Burnett et al.’s ‘Indigenous resurgence, collective “reminding”, and insidious binaries’

Abstract

ABSTRACT In this final response to Burnett et al., I make my case for why and when we should and should not distinguish between academic and therapeutic discourses on the past when studying how marginalized people engage with the past. Whereas Burnett et al. regard this as an ‘insidious binary’, I point to various reasons for why it is productive to think through these categories as productive, albeit imperfect analytical lenses.