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Shell Shock beyond the War – A European perspective

25 April 2022, 4:00 pm–8:00 pm

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The symposium will provide an opportunity for academic staff, clinical staff and students to discuss the psychological consequences of war, a fascinating and multidisciplinary topic with huge relevance for historical and contemporary debates.

Event Information

Open to

All

Availability

Yes

Organiser

Rossana Rizzo

Location

Leolin Price Lecture Theatre, Lower Ground Floor
30 Guildford Street
London
WC1N 1EH

We will take a European perspective on the paradigmatic example of combat stress of World War I, shell shock, and discuss the enduring relevance of psychological war trauma.

The symposium will offer the ideal setting for the launch of La guerra dei nervi (Guida, 2021). This book is the Italian edition of Stefanie Linden’s original work They Called It Shell Shock (Helion & Co., 2016), which provides a comprehensive analysis of the Queen Square records. This book has been translated by Rossana Rizzo, Information Assistant at UCL Queen Square Library, and includes an introductory essay by Professor Antonio Gibelli, First World War historian.