The links between cinema and war machines have long been established. This book explores the range, form, and valences of trauma narratives that permeate the most notable narrative films about the breakup of Yugoslavia.
Table of Content
Introduction: War Trauma as Screen Memory
1. Yugoslavia ‘ ‘s Wars, Cinema, and Screen Trauma
2. Unsettling Empathies: Screen, Gender, and Traumatic Memory
3. Happily Sick: Trauma, Nation, and Queer Affect
4. Post-Yugoslav Heritage Cinema and the Futurity of Nostalgia
5. Youth (Sub)Cultures and the Habitus of Postmemory
Conclusion: The Child, the Quiest War Film, and the Power of Alternative Scenarios
About the author
Dijana Jela?a is Adjunct Professor in the Department of Rhetoric, Communication and Theater at St. John s University, USA.
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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 275 ● ISBN 9781137502537 ● File size 2.7 MB ● Publisher Palgrave Macmillan US ● City New York ● Country US ● Published 2016 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 4829550 ● Copy protection Social DRM