Figure from Mothercare, published by Truby King's daughter, Mary

Too big to cry: when war ended, the damage began

07 November 2015

A collection of essays edited by Drs Trudi Tate and Kate Kennedy looks at the legacy of the First World War through the lens of the creative arts. As a specialist in the literature of conflict, Tate explores the ways in which writers expressed the impact of trauma on families 鈥 and child rearing in particular.

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Rivers beyond Regeneration

04 November 2014

Best-known for his treatment of shell-shock victims in World War I, a new study examines William Rivers鈥 crucial, but often overlooked contributions to the study of human culture 鈥 revealing how, late in his career, they led him to believe that society as a whole could suffer from 鈥渟hell-shock鈥.

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