{"product_id":"bearing-witness-perspectives-on-war-and-peace-from-the-arts-and-humanities-paperback","title":"Bearing Witness: Perspectives on War and Peace from the Arts and Humanities - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSherrill Grace\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePatrick Imbert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTiffany Johnstone\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the centenary of the Great War approaches, citizens worldwide are reflecting on the history, trauma, and losses of a war-torn twentieth century. It is in remembering past wars that we are at once confronted with the profound horror and suffering of armed conflict and the increasing elusiveness of peace. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe contributors to\u003ci\u003e Bearing Witness \u003c\/i\u003edo not presume to resolve these troubling questions, but provoke new kinds of reflection. They explore literature, the arts, history, language, and popular culture to move beyond the language of rhetoric and commemoration provided by politicians and the military. Adding nuance to discussions of war and peace, this collection probes the understanding and insight created in the works of musicians, dramatists, poets, painters, photographers, and novelists, to provide a complex view of the ways in which war is waged, witnessed, and remembered. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA compelling and informative collection, \u003ci\u003eBearing Witness\u003c\/i\u003e sheds new light on the impact of war and the power of suffering, heroism and memory, to expose the human roots of violence and compassion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContributors include Heribert Adam (Simon Fraser University), Laura Brandon (Carleton University), Mireille Calle-Gruber (Université La Sorbonne Nouvelle), Janet Danielson (Simon Fraser University), Sandra Djwa (emeritus, Simon Fraser University), Alan Filewod (University of Guelph), Sherrill Grace (University of British Columbia), Patrick Imbert (University of Ottawa), Tiffany Johnstone (PhD Candidate, University of British Columbia), Martin Löschnigg (Graz University), Lauren Lydic (PhD, University of Toronto), Conny Steenman Marcusse (Netherlands), Jonathan Vance (University of Western Ontario), Aritha van Herk (University of Calgary), Peter C. van Wyck (Concordia University), Christl Verduyn (Mount Allison University), and Anne Wheeler (filmmaker).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSherrill Grace (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sherrill Grace is University Killam Professor at the University of British Columbia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSherrill E. Grace is professor of English, University of British Columbia, and the author of Inventing Tom Thomson. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Imbert (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Patrick Imbert is University Research Chair in Socio-Cultural Changes in Canada at the University of Ottawa. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTiffany Johnstone (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Tiffany Johnstone is a PhD candidate at the University of British Columbia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 292\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8.99 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48457075425529,"sku":"9780773540590","price":50.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/CG0yCuj_J9780773540590.webp?v=1780077308","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/bearing-witness-perspectives-on-war-and-peace-from-the-arts-and-humanities-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}