Culture, trauma, and conflict : cultural studies perspectives on war / edited by Nico Carpentier.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Carpentier, Nico, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War and society.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 ...

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4438-7894-4

OCLC:

913333432