Culture, Trauma, and Conflict : Cultural Studies Perspectives on War.
Title:
Culture, Trauma, and Conflict : Cultural Studies Perspectives on War.
Author:
Carpentier, Nico.
ISBN:
9781443878944
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Edition:
2nd ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (336 pages)
Contents:
TABLE OF CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- PART I: -- "FORT LIVING ROOM" -- GOOD GRIEF: -- MEDIA, GENOCIDE AND HOTEL RWANDA -- PHOTOS FOR ACCESS: -- PART II: -- ABU GHRAIB, WAR MEDIA AND THE GRAYZONES OF IMPERIAL CITIZENSHIP -- TORTURE: -- PART III: -- NEWS IMAGES AS LIVED IMAGES -- AMERICAN INFANTS -- LIFE AND DEATH IN THE SHADOWOF THE A-BOMB -- INTERSECTING TRAUMAS -- FROM INDIVIDUAL TRAGEDYTO SOCIETAL DISLOCATION -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- AUTHOR INDEX -- SUBJECT INDEX.
Abstract:
War was pervasive in the 20th century, and the 21st century seems to hold little promise of improvement. It remains one of the world's most destructive forces, which, on a daily basis, touches the lives of millions of people. To increase an understanding of the pervasiveness and destructiveness of the institution of war, all possible frameworks of knowledge must be mobilized. Cultural War Studies has an important role to play in adding to this knowledge, by putting the critical vocabulary of ...
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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