Trauma and the Memory of Politics Edkins Jenny
Trauma and the Memory of Politics Edkins Jenny Jenny Edkins explores how we remember traumatic events such as wars, famines, genocides and terrorism. Using examples from the World Wars, Vietnam, the…
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Trauma and the Memory of Politics Edkins Jenny
Jenny Edkins explores how we remember traumatic events such as wars, famines, genocides and terrorism. Using examples from the World Wars, Vietnam, the Holocaust, Kosovo and September 11th, Edkins analyzes the practices of memory rituals through memorials, museums and remembrance ceremonies. She argues that remembrance does not have to be nationalistic but can instead challenge the political systems that produced the violence.
This wide-ranging study embraces literature, history, politics and international relations, in an original contribution to the study of