Narratives of Hurricane Katrina in Context: Literature, Film and Television 2019 Edition Contributor(s): Keeble, Arin (Author) |
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ISBN: 3030163520 ISBN-13: 9783030163525 Publisher: Palgrave Pivot OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Modern - General - Performing Arts | Film - General - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
Dewey: 306.097 |
Physical Information: 0.38" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.72 lbs) 136 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Modern |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book analyzes six key narratives of Hurricane Katrina across literature, film and television from the literary fiction of Jesmyn Ward to the cinema of Spike Lee. It argues that these texts engage with the human tragedy and political fallout of the Katrina crisis while simultaneously responding to issues that have characterized the wider, George W. Bush era of American history; notably the aftermath of 9/11 and ensuing War on Terror. In doing so it recognizes important challenges to trauma studies as an interpretive framework, opening up a discussion of the overlaps between traumatic rupture and systemic or, "slow violence." |