Trauma and the mediated self : contemporary life writing across media /
"This book analyzes contemporary representations of trauma in life writing across several media, interrogating the specificity of each medium. The author argues that the representation of trauma in these autobiographical media has created a new trauma aesthetics that is defined by a cautious (r...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Maryland :
Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.,
[2024]
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| Summary: | "This book analyzes contemporary representations of trauma in life writing across several media, interrogating the specificity of each medium. The author argues that the representation of trauma in these autobiographical media has created a new trauma aesthetics that is defined by a cautious (re)engagement with the real"-- |
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| Physical Description: | v, 205 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781666967494 1666967491 |