The Future of Trauma Theory: Contemporary Literary and Cultural Criticism

Whilst the term 'trauma' is currently dominating literary and theoretical discourse, this book is designed to explore the future of trauma theory. With contributions from an international selection of leading critics and thinkers from the US and Europe, including Judith Butler, Cathy Caruth and Dominick LaCapra.

Author: Gert Buelens
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 10/09/2013
Pages: 182
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780415694599

About the Author

Gert Buelens is Professor of English at Ghent University, and Director of LITRA, the Centre for Literature and Trauma there.

Sam Durrant is Senior Lecturer in Postcolonial Literature at the University of Leeds.

Robert Eaglestone is Professor of Contemporary Literature and Thought at Royal Holloway, University of London, and Director of the Holocaust Research Centre there.