In this bold new work of cultural criticism, Ann Cvetkovich
develops a queer approach to trauma. She argues for the importance
of recognizing--and archiving--accounts of trauma that belong as
much to the ordinary and everyday as to the domain of catastrophe.
"An Archive of Feelings "contends that the field of trauma studies,
limited by too strict a division between the public and the
private, has overlooked the experiences of women and queers.
Rejecting the pathologizing understandings of trauma that permeate
medical and clinical discourses on the subject, Cvetkovich develops
instead a sex-positive approach missing even from most feminist
work on trauma.""She challenges the field to engage more fully with
sexual trauma and the wide range of feelings in its vicinity,
including those associated with butch-femme sex and aids activism
and caretaking.
"An Archive of Feelings "brings together oral histories from
lesbian activists involved in act up/New York; readings of
literature by Dorothy Allison, Leslie Feinberg, Cherrie Moraga, and
Shani Mootoo; videos by Jean Carlomusto and Pratibha Parmar; and
performances by Lisa Kron, Carmelita Tropicana, and the bands""Le
Tigre and""Tribe 8. Cvetkovich reveals how activism, performance,
and literature give rise to public cultures that work through
trauma and transform the conditions producing it. By looking
closely at connections between sexuality, trauma, and the creation
of lesbian public cultures, Cvetkovich makes those experiences that
have been pushed to the peripheries of trauma culture the defining
principles of a new construction of sexual trauma--one in which
trauma catalyzes the creation of cultural archives and political
communities.
General
| Imprint: |
Duke University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Series Q |
| Release date: |
March 2003 |
| First published: |
2003 |
| Authors: |
Ann Cvetkovich
|
| Dimensions: |
232 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
368 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8223-3088-2 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-8223-3088-1 |
| Barcode: |
9780822330882 |
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