Free Download Lisa Purse, "Mediating War and Identity: Figures of Transgression in 20th- and 21st-century War Representation"
English | ISBN: 1474446272 | 2022 | 226 pages | PDF | 6 MB
In state and public discussion about war and conflict, figures of transgression such as deserters, pacifist and emigrants are often marginalised, but they also play a key role in rethinking cultural and national identity in the wake of military violence. Raising questions of agency, responsibility and culpability in relation to the 'other', their cultural representation can enable reflection on and renegotiation of values and collective norms after the destabilisation of war.