Trauma and the Memory of Politics
Contribuinte(s) |
Department of International Politics Department of International Politics |
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Data(s) |
07/11/2008
07/11/2008
2003
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Resumo |
Edkins, Jenny, Trauma and the Memory of Politics (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003), pp.xvii+265 RAE2008 In this interesting study, Jenny Edkins explores how we remember traumatic events such as wars, famines, genocides and terrorism, and questions the assumed role of commemorations as simply reinforcing state and nationhood. Taking examples from the World Wars, Vietnam, the Holocaust, Kosovo and September 11th, Edkins offers a thorough discussion of practices of memory such as memorials, museums, remembrance ceremonies, the diagnosis of post-traumatic stress and the act of bearing witness. She examines the implications of these commemorations in terms of language, political power, sovereignty and nationalism. She argues that some forms of remembering do not ignore the horror of what happened but rather use memory to promote change and to challenge the political systems that produced the violence of wars and genocides in the first place. This wide-ranging study embraces literature, history, politics and international relations, and makes a significant contribution to the study of memory. |
Identificador |
Edkins , J 2003 , Trauma and the Memory of Politics . Cambridge University Press . 0521534208 PURE: 80057 PURE UUID: 4b894e81-6c12-41a0-b5bc-08e703520354 dspace: 2160/936 |
Publicador |
Cambridge University Press |
Idioma(s) |
eng |
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Tipo |
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