"This book analyzes contemporary representations of trauma in life writing across several media, interrogating the specificity of each medium. The author argues that 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"--
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.
This book analyzes contemporary representations of trauma in life writing across several media, interrogating the specificity of each medium. The author argues that 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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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. -- Stef Craps, Ghent University, co-author of Trauma
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This book analyzes contemporary representations of trauma in life writing across several media, interrogating the specificity of each medium. The author argues that 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.
Chapter 1
Contemporary Culture, Memory, Trauma, Life Writing and the Mediated Self
Chapter 2
Trauma and the Memoir Boom
Chapter 3
Trauma in Graphic Memoirs
Chapter 4
Trauma in Autobiographical Documentaries
Chapter 5
Trauma in Autobiographical Video Games
Loredana Bercuci is assistant professor in the Department of Modern Languages at the West University of Timioara.
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