Trauma and the Mediated Self

Contemporary Life Writing Across Media

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

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Trauma and the Mediated Self: Contemporary Life Writing Across Media examines twenty-first century representations of trauma in life writing across several media, including printed-word memoir, graphic memoir, autodocumentary, and autobiographical video games. Through careful analysis, Loredana Bercuci uncovers the medium-specific demands for the representation of trauma in life writing in the context of the contemporary memoir boom. She broadly argues that for a trauma representation to be considered successful, each medium adapts its own means to adhere to a certain definition of trauma and in this manner a particular piece of life writing is accepted as a successful and reliable representation of trauma. The representation of trauma in these autobiographical media has created a new trauma aesthetics that is defined by a cautious (re)engagement with the real.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-11-07
Mått152 x 229 x 22 mm
Vikt474 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor212
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781666967494

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This book offers a profound and comprehensive analysis of how trauma is represented in autobiographical narratives across various media in the 21st century. By deftly examining printed-word memoirs, graphic memoirs, autodocumentaries, and autobiographical video games, the author illuminates the complex interplay between trauma, memory, and identity. The work stands out for its insightful exploration of medium-specific strategies and its proposition of a new aesthetics of trauma. Recommended reading for anyone interested in trauma studies and contemporary life writing.

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