Nostalgia Inside Out: Memory, Identity, and the bittersweet ache of the past
Introduction We all have those moments. The scent of freshly baked bread that instantly transports us back to our grandmother’s kitchen. An old photograph that unlocks a flood of forgotten memories. A familiar melody that evokes the bittersweet joy of a long-lost summer. This is nostalgia, a powerful and complex emotion that paints the past…