Commentary on “Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy” by Tracey Moffatt and Discussion of “States of Exile and Marginalization” by Gillian Straker

Margarita Kahn, Ph.D., has a degree in Psychology from Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she was born. She specializes in systemic-relational psychotherapy and is a member, professor, and supervisor at the Institute for Psychoanalytic Self Psychology and Relational Psychoanalysis (ISIPSè). She has worked in Rome since 1985 as a psychoanalyst in a private practice with families, adults, and migrants. She has presented papers about the specific problems regarding different types of migration at various psychoanalytical conferences.
Correspondence should be addressed to Margarita Kahn, Ph.D., Via Basento, 32-00198, Rome, Italy. E-mail: