S2. EP2. Remember the Memory, Solve the Crime

About this episode

This episode explores the belief in repressed memories through the lens of literature and detective fiction.

Why do people still believe in repressed memories? It's a mystery. In this episode: The first detective novel: The Moonstone Wilkie Collins and the Birth of Amnesia; Nicholas Dames Sherlock Holmes and Sigmund Freud Andromeda Romano-Lax Before I go to sleep by SJ Watson Kat Rosenfield 'Elizabeth is Missing' Black Eyed Susans In the Woods This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jenamartin.substack.com

People in this episode

Host: Jena with 1 n

Topics covered

• repressed memories
• detective novels
• amnesia
• Sherlock Holmes
• Sigmund Freud
• literature
• crime

Keywords

• repressed memories
• detective novels
• Wilkie Collins
• amnesia
• Sherlock Holmes
• Sigmund Freud
• literature
• crime

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Moonstone, Before I go to sleep, Elizabeth is Missing, Black Eyed Susans, In the Woods

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