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In this book, Roger Lokhurst introduces the fields of cultural memory and trauma studies, and follows the ways in which trauma ideas have become a major component of contemporary Western…

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In this book, Roger Lokhurst introduces the fields of cultural memory and trauma studies, and follows the ways in which trauma ideas have become a major component of contemporary Western concepts of self. The trauma question illustrates the origins of trauma through psychological, legal, and political cultural sources from the 1860s to the post-traumatic stress disorder in 1980.

It also explores the nature and extent of the "trauma culture" from 1980 to the present, drawing on a range of cultural practices of literature Memos and sectarian journalism through photography and film. The study covers a variety of cultural works, including books such as Tony Morrison, Stephen King, W.

G. Sebald, artists Tracey Emin, Christian Boltanski, Tracey Moffatt, filmmakers David Lynch and Atom Egoyan.

The shock question is an important and exciting step for those seeking a greater understanding of the ever-growing and controversial field of trauma research.



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