<p>Contributors to this ambitious, far-ranging volume explore the way trauma has been treated in literature, from fiction to testimonial writing and visual media. These explorations, sometimes convergent and at other times divergent, will engage readers across various disciplines and may well offer bases to elaborate further possibilities and limits in the critical understanding of trauma and trauma studies.</p><p><strong>Dominick LaCapra</strong></p>

Literary trauma studies is a rapidly developing field which examines how literature deals with the personal and cultural aspects of trauma and engages with such historical and current phenomena as the Holocaust and other genocides, 9/11, climate catastrophe or the still unsettled legacy of colonialism.The Routledge Companion to Literature and Traumais a comprehensive guide to the history and theory of trauma studies, including key concepts, consideration of critical perspectives and discussion of future developments. It also explores different genres and media, such as poetry, life-writing, graphic narratives, photography and post-apocalyptic fiction, and analyses how literature engages with particular traumatic situations and events, such as the Holocaust, the Occupation of France, the Rwandan genocide, Hurricane Katrina and transgenerational nuclear trauma.Forty essays from top thinkers in the field demonstrate the range and vitality of trauma studies as it has been used to further the understanding of literature and other cultural forms across the world.Chapter 2 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
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Over 40 essays from top thinkers in the field demonstrate the range and vitality of trauma studies as it has been used to further the understanding of literature and other cultural forms across the world.
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Introduction to Literary Trauma Studies Colin Davis and Hanna MeretojaPart 1: Sources and Inspirations History of Trauma Theory Nicole Sütterlin Philosophies of Trauma Hanna Meretoja Trauma, Poststructuralism and Ethics Colin Davis Theories of Cultural Trauma Todd Madigan Trauma and Cultural Memory Studies Rosanne Kennedy Testimony Meg Jensen Trauma, Time and Address Cathy Caruth Part 2: Key Concepts Victimhood Susana Onega Perpetrator Trauma Erin McGlothlin Witnessing Carolyn Dean Screen Memory Max Silverman Working-Through Jean-Michel Ganteau Affect Andreea Ritivoi Narrative Jakob Lothe Gender Sharon Marquart Intersectionality Kaisa IlmonenPart 3: Critical Perspectives and Future Directions17. Cosmological Trauma and Postcolonial ModernitySam Durrant and Ryan Topper18. Trauma and the Implicated Subject Michael Rothberg19. Transcultural Empathy Katja Garloff20. Cognitive Approaches to Trauma and Literature Joshua Pederson21. Trauma, Critical Posthumanism and New Materialism Deniz Gundogan Ibrisim22. Trauma Studies in the Digital Age Anna Menyhért23. Reading Literatures of Trauma in the Age of Globalization Kaisa Kaakinen24. Trauma, Illness and Narrative in the Medical Humanities Jo Winning25. Climate Trauma Stef CrapsPart 4: Genres and Media26. Trauma and Fiction Robert Eaglestone27. Trauma and Poetry Charles Armstrong28. Trauma and Life Writing Leena Kurvet-Käosaar29. Graphic Narratives as Trauma Fiction Katalin Orban30. Trauma and Drama/Theatre/Performance Patrick Duggan31. Trauma and Photography Cécile Bishop32. Post-Apocalyptic Fiction and the Future Anterior Jouni TeittinenPart 5: Places and Events33. Trauma in Holocaust Literature Sue Vice34. The German Occupation of France, 1940-44 Avril Tynan35. The Vietnam War Mark Heberle36. The Rwandan Genocide Josias Semujanga37. 9/11 Lucy Bond38. The Iraq War Patrick Deer39. Katrina Eric Doise40. Transgenerational Nuclear Trauma Gabrielle Schwab
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ISBN
9781138494923
Publisert
2020-05-26
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
1080 gr
Høyde
246 mm
Bredde
174 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
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Product language
Engelsk
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Antall sider
480

Om bidragsyterne

Colin Davis is Professor of French and Comparative Literature at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK.

Hanna Meretoja is Professor of Comparative Literature and Director of SELMA: Centre for the Study of Storytelling, Experientiality and Memory at the University of Turku, Finland.