Post-conflict literature : human rights, peace, justice /
Post-conflict literature : human rights, peace, justice /
edited by Chris Andrews, Matt McGuire.
- New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.
- 224 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm.
- Routledge interdisciplinary perspectives on literature .
- Routledge interdisciplinary perspectives on literature. .
Bibliography; Index
This text brings together a variety of perspectives to explore the role of literature in the aftermath of political conflict, studying the ways in which writers approach violent conflict and the equally important subject of peace. Essays put insights from peace and conflict studies into dialog with the unique ways in which literature attempts to understand the past, and to reimagine both the present and the future, exploring concepts like truth and reconciliation, post-traumatic memory, historical reckoning, therapeutic storytelling, transitional justice, archival memory, and questions about victimhood and reparation. Drawing on a range of literary texts and addressing a variety of post-conflict societies, this volume charts and explores the ways in which literature attempts to depict and make sense of this new philosophical terrain.
Specialized.
9781138916302 1138916307
1900-2099
Literature, Modern--History and criticism.--20th century
Literature, Modern--History and criticism.--21st century
War and literature.
Literature and society.
War and society.
Literature.
Literature and society.
Literature, Modern.
War and literature.
War and society.
Literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PN56 / .P67 2016
Bibliography; Index
This text brings together a variety of perspectives to explore the role of literature in the aftermath of political conflict, studying the ways in which writers approach violent conflict and the equally important subject of peace. Essays put insights from peace and conflict studies into dialog with the unique ways in which literature attempts to understand the past, and to reimagine both the present and the future, exploring concepts like truth and reconciliation, post-traumatic memory, historical reckoning, therapeutic storytelling, transitional justice, archival memory, and questions about victimhood and reparation. Drawing on a range of literary texts and addressing a variety of post-conflict societies, this volume charts and explores the ways in which literature attempts to depict and make sense of this new philosophical terrain.
Specialized.
9781138916302 1138916307
1900-2099
Literature, Modern--History and criticism.--20th century
Literature, Modern--History and criticism.--21st century
War and literature.
Literature and society.
War and society.
Literature.
Literature and society.
Literature, Modern.
War and literature.
War and society.
Literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PN56 / .P67 2016