In 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. The Trauma Question 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. The Trauma Question offers
a significant and fascinating step forward for those seeking a
greater understanding of the controversial and ever-expanding field
of trauma research.
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