Nouvelle acquisition : Dealing with disasters from early modern to modern times : cultural responses to catastrophes
VAN ASPEREN Hanneke (ed.), JENSEN Lotte (ed.)
Dealing with disasters from early modern to modern times : cultural responses to catastrophes
Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2023, 337 p.
Collection Disaster studies
ISBN 978-94-6372-579-8
MOND 1047
Résumé éditeur :
Disasters are as much cultural as natural phenomena. For centuries, news about catastrophic events has been disseminated through media such as chronicles, pamphlets, newspapers, poems, drawings, and prints. Nowadays, we are overwhelmed with news about the cataclysmic effects of recent forest fires, floods, and storms. Due to the ongoing climate crisis, extreme weather events will likely have ever greater impacts on our lives. This volume addresses cultural representations of catastrophes such as floods, epidemics, and earthquakes over the centuries. In the past as now, artists and authors try to make sense of disasters, grasp their impact, and communicate moral, religious, or political messages. These creations reflect and shape how people learn and think about disasters that occur nearby or far away, both in time and space. The parallels between past and present underline how this book contributes to modern debates about cultural and creative strategies in response to disasters (4e de couv.)
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Corinne HÉLIN (13 novembre 2025). Nouvelle acquisition : Dealing with disasters from early modern to modern times : cultural responses to catastrophes. IRHiS-Bibliothèque. Consulté le 12 avril 2026 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/154zf
