Reviews for Trauma and the Memory of Politics

The average rating for Trauma and the Memory of Politics based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-04-23 00:00:00 Christopher Beresford I thought that this was ok. It did a lot of what was in my view, summarising -- especially of Lacan, Agamben and Felman. I happen to have read all 3, so it was a little 'when will she end this summary' when she was going through those. But there ARE good ideas here and they are fairly interesting. Her mind is organised and perceptive and she writes clearly and concisely. All in all quite enjoyable. I think that one would benefit more if one hadn't already read some stuff in 'trauma studies'

Review # 2 was written on 2013-05-11 00:00:00 Joseph Montgomery I read this in grad school and remember being disappointed. I need to go back and look at it again to be able to provide a good review. I do remember that a fellow grad student put her finger on why I was disappointed when she noted that the book promises a poststructuralist 'reading' of certain rituals of memory but fails to deliver. She was right. For anything more specific, I will need a reacquaintance with the book.