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:
Trauma is an essential guide to a rich and vibrant area of literary and cultural inquiry.
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.
Reviews:
De maneira geral, a obra é bem-sucedida em seu intento de delinear a trajetória histórica dos estudos de trauma e sua aplicação na análise literária e em outros meios de produção artística e cultural. Fatos históricos, pesquisadores, obras, estudos e termos mais importantes para o desenvolvimento do campo são apresentados ao leitor em linguagem clara e sucinta. Essa é, certamente, uma obra de referência e consulta rápida, útil para o pesquisador mais experiente, ao mesmo tempo que funciona como material introdutório de fácil acesso e entendimento para estudantes iniciantes na área. Nesse sentido, o livro cumpre sua pretendida e anunciada função de manual ou de guia, já que explora todos os momentos e temas mais relevantes para os estudos de trauma, sem deixar de suscitar reflexões sobre o tema.
Joyce Silva Fernandes, Remate de Males (41.1 (2021): 295-98)
As an introduction to trauma theory and its applications to contemporary literary, artistic, and clinical work, the volume sets a high standard. It reminds us of the limitations of trauma studies as a dominant paradigm and exposes its controversies, while endeavoring to enlarge our understanding of this huge field. Trauma will be useful as an introduction for students who struggle with omnipresent and often confusing conceptions of trauma, but professionals and scholars could equally benefit from reading through its dense but clear summaries of a vast array of sources. I recommend the book whole-heartedly to anyone with an interest or need to gain greater familiarity with the meaning and pervasiveness of trauma at this moment of history.
Lewis Kirshner, American Imago (77.4 (2020): 800-08)
Contents:
Acknowledgements
Series Editor’s Preface
1. The History of Trauma
The Origins of Hysteria
Invisible Wounds of War
An Integrated Approach
The Age of Trauma
2. Words for Wounds
Poetry after Auschwitz
Shifting Paradigms
Caruth’s Unclaimed Experience
Hartman’s Traumatic Knowledge
Felman and Laub’s Crises of Witnessing
3. Trauma Theories
Acting-Out and Working-Through
Historical and Structural Trauma
Transgenerational Trauma
Fantasies of Witnessing
Individual and Collective Trauma
4. The Future of Trauma
Decolonizing Trauma
Beyond the Trauma Canon
Perpetrator Trauma
The Trauma of the Future
Conclusion: The Limits of Trauma
Glossary
Bibliography
Index