Post-Traumatic Art in the City

Between War and Cultural Memory in Sarajevo and Beirut

• Author(s): Isabelle de le Court,
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Pages: 240
• ISBN_10: 1350194379
  ISBN_13: 9781350194373
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Art / Conceptual , Art / Criticism & Theory , History / Wars & Conflicts / General ,

Description:... Post-Traumatic Art in the City comprises an original analysis of the nexus of war, art and urban society in two specific contexts: late 20th-century Beirut and Sarajevo. With an emphasis on conceptions of the 'post-traumatic', De le Court explores how cities and art are mutually formative in war and post-war contexts, providing unique insight into the politically and psychologically driven art scenes from within the works of art themselves. Grounded in close analyses and new research, the book makes an important contribution to the fields of art history and trauma studies.