Narratives of Hurricane Katrina in context : literature, film and television /
This book analyzes six key narratives of Hurricane Katrina across literature, film and television from the literary fiction of Jesmyn War to the cinema of Spike Lee. It argues that these texts engage with the human tragedy and political fallout of the Katrina crisis while simultaneously responding t...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cham, Switzerland :
Palgrave Macmillan,
[2019]
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| Series: | Palgrave pivot.
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| Summary: | This book analyzes six key narratives of Hurricane Katrina across literature, film and television from the literary fiction of Jesmyn War to the cinema of Spike Lee. It argues that these texts engage with the human tragedy and political fallout of the Katrina crisis while simultaneously responding to issues that have characterized the wider, George W. Bush era of American history; notably the aftermath of 9/11 and ensuing War on Terror. In doing so it recognizes important challenges to trauma studies as an interpretive framework, opening up a discussion of the overlaps between traumatic rupture and systemic or, "slow violence." |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 136 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-132) and index. |
| ISBN: | 3030163520 9783030163525 |