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The Trauma Question [Paperback]

Roger Luckhurst
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (24 Jun 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0415402719
  • ISBN-13: 978-0415402712
  • Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.5 x 1.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 267,447 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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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Roger Luckhurst, Birkbeck, University of London

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A Very Helpful Book 8 Mar 2010
By Isadora
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I found this book very helpful for my MA. It is well written, accessible, has a great range of materials, AND it is an enjoyable read.
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Does not deliver. 21 Jan 2010
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This is a poorly written, under-researched study that dodges key issues and adds nothing to the newly emergent field of Trauma studies. You will have much better luck with other accounts of the subject of trauma in modern and contemporary society.
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Surprisingly Pertinent to Filmmakers 19 Jun 2009
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This book is readable, rigorous, and full of wonderful associations and applications for makers and critics of time-based media.
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