The fading of disaster memory in Pulau Sebesi: A historical construction

The island has been impacted by volcanic eruptions which led to tsunami in a different scale, where 1883 claimed 36000 lives, subsequently 2018 took one victim. Some communities succeed pertaining memory of through oral tradition, namely Simeulue, differently Sebesi fail maintain its on tsunami. gap 138 years seems bury the island. This paper aims explore why disaster memory. To build an understanding way forgetting their past disaster, this uses longue durée approach, history framework and archival studies analyses structures—both environmental structures socio-politic cultural structures—that play roles disappearance study revealed that none survivor during catastrophic repopulation occurred only after 1940s. resulted formation community without Only tsunami, Island began aware there are hazards among environments. Uncovering fading Pulau elucidates lessons pursue resilient development trajectory