1. Drawing trauma: visual testimony in Caché and J'ai 8 ans.
- Author
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Austin, Guy
- Subjects
MOTION perception (Vision) ,VISUALIZATION ,VISUAL perception ,CHILD psychology ,MENTAL imagery ,CULTURAL identity ,CULTURAL values - Abstract
The article focuses on the issues of context considering the films "Caché" and "J'ai 8 ans" in terms of trauma theory in Africa. It notes that through drawing and painting in particular, children can express emotions which are too difficult to express verbally, and other people can see what they are feeling. It suggests that the impact of the films and its powerful visualization of trauma through childlike drawings may result in trauma theory engaging more fully with this means of testifying to traumatic experience.
- Published
- 2007
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