Kuttainen, Victoria (2009) 'Trauma and transit/ions,' review of Gillian Whitlock. Soft weapongs: autobiography in transit. Politics and Culture, 2007 (3). - .

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This article reviews Gillian Whitlock's book Soft Weapons: Autobiography in Transit. (Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2007.) It discusses the trope of trauma in recent literature, writing, and criticism. It also considers the way in which books like autobiographies emerging from the Middle East during the War on Terror circulate as commodities.

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Item Type:	Article (Book Review)
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Date Deposited:	28 Apr 2010 00:51
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