Chronicling trauma journalists and writers on violence and loss

Chronicling trauma : journalists and writers on violence and loss / Doug Underwood.

Author/creator	Underwood, Doug
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Urbana, Chicago : University of Illinois Press,
Description	244 p. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Violence--Press coverage. Psychic trauma--Press coverage. War correspondents--Mental health. Authors, American--Psychology. Violence in literature. Psychic trauma in literature. Journalists--United States --Biography. Journalists--Great Britain --Biography. Journalism and literature--United States. Journalism and literature--Great Britain.

Series	The history of communication
Contents	Introduction. Trauma, news, and narrative: the study of violence and loss in journalism and fiction -- Stories of harm, stories of hazard: childhood stress and professional trauma in the careers of journalist-literary figures -- Trafficking in trauma: women's rights, civil rights, and sensationalism as a spur to social justice -- Trauma in war, trauma in life: the pose of the "heroic" battlefield correspondent -- Depression, drink, and dissipation: dysfunctional lifestyles and art as the ultimate stimulant -- Epilogue. New challenges, new treatments: trauma and the contemporary journalist-literary figure.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2011012406
ISBN	9780252036408 (cloth)