Popular Trauma Culture: Selling the Pain of Others in the Mass Media by Anne Rot

Description: Popular Trauma Culture by Anne Rothe In Popular Trauma Culture, Anne Rothe argues that American Holocaust discourse has a particular plot structureâ"characterized by a melodramatic conflict between good and evil and embodied in the core characters of victim/survivor and perpetratorâ"and that it provides the paradigm for representing personal experiences of pain and suffering in the mass media. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In Popular Trauma Culture, Anne Rothe argues that American Holocaust discourse has a particular plot structure-characterized by a melodramatic conflict between good and evil and embodied in the core characters of victim/survivor and perpetrator-and that it provides the paradigm for representing personal experiences of pain and suffering in the mass media. The book begins with an analysis of Holocaust cliches, including its political appropriation, the notion of vicarious victimhood, the so-called victim talk rhetoric, and the infusion of the composite survivor figure with Social Darwinism. Readers then explore the embodiment of popular trauma culture in two core mass media genres: daytime TV talk shows and misery memoirs.Rothe conveys how victimhood and suffering are cast as trauma kitsch on talk shows like Oprah and as trauma camp on modern-day freak shows like Springer. The discussion also encompasses the first scholarly analysis of misery memoirs, the popular literary genre that has been widely critiqued in journalism as pornographic depictions of extreme violence. Currently considered the largest growth sector in book publishing worldwide, many of these works are also fabricated. And since forgeries reflect the cultural entities that are most revered, the book concludes with an examination of fake misery memoirs. Author Biography ANNE ROTHE is an assistant professor of German at Wayne State University. Table of Contents PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Oprah at AuschwitzPart I. Popular Trauma Culture: Generating the Paradigm in Holocaust Discourse1. Holocaust Tropes2. Victim Talk3. American Survivors4. Trauma KitschPart II. Television: Watching the Pain of Others on Daytime Talk Shows5. Talking Cures6. Trauma CampPart III. Popular Literature: Reading the Pain of Others in Misery Memoirs7. Selling Misery8. Fake Suffering9. Forging Child Abuse10. Simulating Holocaust SurvivalEpilogue: Fantasies of WitnessingNotesIndex Review "This is a passionate book of exemplary moral integrity. Anne Rothe provides a straightforward, unflinching indictment of the way that contemporary mass culture gorges itself on the display of human suffering." -- Wulf Kansteiner * Binghamton University, SUNY *"This is a passionate book of exemplary moral integrity. Anne Rothe provides a straightforward, unflinching indictment of the way that contemporary mass culture gorges itself on the display of human suffering." -- Wulf Kansteiner * Binghamton University, SUNY * Long Description In Popular Trauma Culture , Anne Rothe argues that American Holocaust discourse has a particular plot structure?characterized by a melodramatic conflict between good and evil and embodied in the core characters of victim/survivor and perpetrator?and that it provides the paradigm for representing personal experiences of pain and suffering in the mass media. The book begins with an analysis of Holocaust clich Review Quote "This is a passionate book of exemplary moral integrity. Anne Rothe provides a straightforward, unflinching indictment of the way that contemporary mass culture gorges itself on the display of human suffering." Description for Reader ANNE ROTHE is an assistant professor of German at Wayne State University. Details ISBN0813551293 Author Anne Rothe Short Title POPULAR TRAUMA CULTURE Publisher Rutgers University Press Language English ISBN-10 0813551293 ISBN-13 9780813551296 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 302.23 Year 2011 Imprint Rutgers University Press Subtitle Selling the Pain of Others in the Mass Media Country of Publication United States Illustrations black & white illustrations Audience Age 18-22 AU Release Date 2011-09-28 NZ Release Date 2011-09-28 UK Release Date 2011-09-28 Audience Professional & Vocational Pages 222 Publication Date 2011-09-28 Place of Publication New Brunswick NJ US Release Date 2011-09-28 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161724401;

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