Trauma and the mediated self: contemporary life writing across media
Auteur :
Bercuci, Loredana
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9781666967494
Date de publication :
7 nov. 2024
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.