The Trauma Question Paperback / softback
by Roger Luckhurst
Paperback / softback
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.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:246 pages, 6 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:24/06/2008
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- ISBN:9780415402712
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Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:246 pages, 6 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:24/06/2008
- Category:
- ISBN:9780415402712
