In this book, Roger Luckhurst both introduces and advances the fields of cultural memory and trauma studies, tracing the ways in which ideas of trauma have become a major element in contemporary Western conceptions of the self.
The Trauma Question outlines the origins of the concept of trauma across psychiatric, legal and cultural-political sources from the 1860s to the coining of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in 1980. It further explores the nature and extent of ‘trauma culture’ from 1980 to the present, drawing upon a range of cultural practices from literature, memoirs and confessional journalism through to photography and film. The study covers a diverse range of cultural works, including writers such as Toni Morrison, Stephen King and W. G. Sebald, artists Tracey Emin, Christian Boltanski and Tracey Moffatt, and film-makers David Lynch and Atom Egoyan.
The Trauma Question offers a significant and fascinating step forward for those seeking a greater understanding of the controversial and ever-expanding field of trauma research.
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9780415402712
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-0-415-40271-2
- Verlag: Routledge
- Erscheinungstermin: 24.06.2008
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: 1. Auflage 2008
- Produktform: Kartoniert, Paperback
- Gewicht: 389 g
- Seiten: 256
- Format (B x H x T): 156 x 234 x 14 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt
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