Trauma and media theories, histories, and images

This book provides the first comprehensive account of trauma as a critical concept in the study of modern visual media, from Freud to the present day, explaining how contemporary trauma studies emerged from research on Holocaust representation in which the audiovisual testimony of survivors was pose...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Meek, Allen, 1961- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Routledge 2010.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Routledge research in cultural and media studies ; 23.
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Sumario:This book provides the first comprehensive account of trauma as a critical concept in the study of modern visual media, from Freud to the present day, explaining how contemporary trauma studies emerged from research on Holocaust representation in which the audiovisual testimony of survivors was posed as an authentic alternative to popular television and film dramatizations. It argues that the media coverage of 9/11 and the subsequent 'war on terror,' however, has revealed how the formation of communities of witness and commemoration around 'traumatic events' can perpetuate violence and ineq
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (233 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781135178659
9781135178666
9781282376755
9786612376757
9780203863190