Dreams and Atrocity

The Oneiric in Representations of Trauma

Emily-Rose Baker, Diane Otosaka

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Manchester University Press
03 January 2023

Art styles not defined by date; Film theory & criticism; Literary studies: general; Sleep & dreams

This volume examines the relationship between oneiric and historical episodes of atrocity as depicted in transnational twentieth and twenty first century art, film, literature and theatre.

Examining the political and aesthetic power harnessed by dreams in increasingly 'dark times', it takes as its starting point the overlooked significance granted to the oneiric beyond Freudian psychoanalysis. By reading the oneiric within variously known cultural texts

including Holocaust fiction, world cinema, Bronx theatre, surrealist art and two collections of wartime dream transcriptions

the volume also offers a renewed perspective on modern and contemporary trauma. In so doing, it demonstrates the relevance of the oneiric, beyond the interpretative framework of psychoanalysis, as an aesthetic and political tool with which to alert us and respond to the violence of our contemporary world.

Edited by: Emily-Rose Baker, Diane Otosaka
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 17mm
ISBN: 9781526158079
ISBN 10: 1526158078
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 03 January 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Emily-Rose Baker is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Film and Holocaust Studies at the University of Texas at Dallas. Diane Otosaka is a PhD researcher in the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies at the University of Leeds.