Configurations of War and Resistance in Philosophy, Literature and Other Arts

ISBN-13: 9781036463175 / Twarda / 2025

Ana Sofia David;Golgona Anghel;Sérgio das Neves

Opis

In an international context of constant and accelerated amplification of warfare across multiple territories worldwide, belligerent discourses appear to narrow the debate into two irreconcilable and opposing perspectives: on the one hand, the inevitability of war; on the other, peace as a naïve chimera. Drawing on diverse disciplinary fields within the humanities, including literature, philosophy, history, and the arts, this volume seeks to move beyond this deadlock by offering a more nuanced approach to the idea of war. Aiming to better understand its mechanisms and the objects (texts, films, works of art) that engage with it, the essays gathered here examine war not only in terms of its destructive force but also as a catalyst for creative expression. The diverse group of authors assembled in this volume explore universal and, at the same time, pressing contemporary themes that emerge transversally from the realm of war: exile, memory, trauma, and political resistance. The new readings put forward offer thought-provoking hypotheses that challenge more conventional perspectives and open fresh avenues of inquiry into the role of war in the narratives constructed around it.