The Trauma Question Contributor(s): Luckhurst, Roger (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415402719 ISBN-13: 9780415402712 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $49.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2008 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory - Art | History - Modern (late 19th Century To 1945) |
Dewey: 709.040 |
LCCN: 2007047897 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.85 lbs) 246 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. |