{"product_id":"the-trauma-question-paperback-1","title":"The Trauma Question - 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\u003eRoger Luckhurst\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Roger Luckhurst both introduces and advances the fields of cultural memory and trauma studies, tracing the ways in which ideas of trauma have become a major element in contemporary Western conceptions of the self. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Trauma Question\u003c\/em\u003e outlines the origins of the concept of trauma across psychiatric, legal and cultural-political sources from the 1860s to the coining of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in 1980. It further explores the nature and extent of 'trauma culture' from 1980 to the present, drawing upon a range of cultural practices from literature, memoirs and confessional journalism through to photography and film. The study covers a diverse range of cultural works, including writers such as Toni Morrison, Stephen King and W. G. Sebald, artists Tracey Emin, Christian Boltanski and Tracey Moffatt, and film-makers David Lynch and Atom Egoyan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Trauma Question\u003c\/em\u003e offers a significant and fascinating step forward for those seeking a greater understanding of the controversial and ever-expanding field of trauma research. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoger Luckhurst\u003c\/strong\u003e teaches in the School of English and Humanities, Birkbeck College, University of London. He is the author of \u003cem\u003e\"The Angle Between the Walls\": The Fiction of J.G. Ballard\u003c\/em\u003e (1997), \u003cem\u003e The Invention of Telepathy\u003c\/em\u003e (2002) and \u003cem\u003e Science Fiction \u003c\/em\u003e(2005).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 246\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.1 x 6.1 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 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47173340594425,"sku":"9780415402712","price":93.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/ZDlHTnZVK1hKaXJ2bFNoL0QvZHdmZz09_146642a6-a6c3-4667-84de-bdb8c4206c6a.webp?v=1767629069","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-trauma-question-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}