{"product_id":"trauma-question","title":"Trauma Question","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Trauma Question\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Trauma Question\u003c\/em\u003e offers a significant and fascinating step forward for those seeking a greater understanding of the controversial and ever-expanding field of trauma research. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54233681035608,"sku":"9780415402729","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415402729.jpg?v=1777238126","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/trauma-question","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}