Trauma

Trauma offers an original and distinctive overview of the subject and is an essential guide for students of Literature and Cultural Studies.

Trauma has become a catchword of our time and a central category in contemporary theory and criticism. In this illuminating and accessible volume, Lucy Bond and Stef Craps:

• provide an account of the history of the concept of trauma from the late nineteenth century to the present day

• examine debates around the term in their historical and cultural contexts

• trace the origins and growth of literary trauma theory

• introduce the reader to key thinkers in the field

• explore important issues and tensions in the study of trauma as a cultural phenomenon

• outline and assess recent critiques and revisions of cultural trauma research

*Trauma* is an essential guide to a rich and vibrant area of literary and cultural inquiry.

Autorentext

Lucy Bond is a principal lecturer in English literature at the University of Westminster, UK.

Stef Craps is a professor of English literature at Ghent University, Belgium.

Klappentext

Trauma offers an original and distinctive overview of the subject and is an essential guide for students of Literature and Cultural Studies.

Inhalt

Introduction: Not Even Past 1. The History of Trauma 2. Words for Wounds 3. Trauma Theories 4. The Future of Trauma Conclusion: The Limits of Trauma