Before Trauma: Nostalgia, or the Melancholy of War
Kluge Fellow Thomas Dodman discusses 18th and 19th century psychological designations of the impact of mass warfare on the human psyche -- a predecessor of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) -- and insights into the inner, emotional lives of common people at the dawn of the modern age. Speaker Biography: Thomas Dodman is assistant professor of history at Boston College and an affiliate scholar at the Center for European Studies at Harvard University. He received his Ph.D. in history with distinction from the University of Chicago, and his M.A. and B.A. from University College London. Prior to his position at Boston College, he was an assistant professor at George Mason University, as well as a teacher and lecturer at Sans Po Paris and University of Chicago. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6856
