Description: Rewriting the American Soul focuses on the political implications of psychoanalytic and neurocognitive approaches to trauma in literature, their impact on cultural representations of collective trauma in the United States, and their subversive appropriation in pre- and post-9/11 fiction. Anna Thiemann connects cutting edge trauma theory with the historical context from which it emerged and shows that contemporary novels encourage us to reflect critically on the cultural meanings and political uses of trauma. In doing so, it contributes to a new generation of trauma scholarship that challenges the dominant paradigm in literary and cultural studies. Moreover, the book intervenes in current debates about the relationship between literature and neuroscience insisting that the so-called neuronovel scrutinizes scientific developments and their political ramifications rather than adopting and translating them into aesthetic practices.
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EAN: 9780367886875
UPC: 9780367886875
ISBN: 9780367886875
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Format: Paperback, 210 pages
Author: Anna Thiemann
Book Title: Rewriting the American Soul: Trauma, Neuroscience
Item Height: 1.8 cm
Item Length: 22.9 cm
Item Weight: 0.44 kg
Item Width: 15.5 cm
Language: Eng
Publisher: Routledge