POETIC THANATOSONICS. SOUNDS OF ARMED VIOLENCE - DOBRAWA LISAK-GĘBALA

The book "Poetic Thanatosonics. Sounds of armed violence" by Dobrawa Lisak-Gębala is a unique monograph that transports the reader into the world of the acoustic experience of war, framed in poetic expression. The author analyzes the works of "ear witnesses" who tried to transfer their experiences and ominous vibrations into poem-documents, creating a rich and heterogeneous archive. It is a read that prompts reflection on the co-listening of thanatosonics by people functioning in different ways during the war years, including victims and witnesses of the Holocaust. The book is par excellence interdisciplinary, successfully taking a place among literary studies and among cultural studies in the field of sound studies.

• Unique monograph dedicated to the acoustic experience of war
• Analysis of poem-documents by "ear witnesses"
• Interdisciplinary approach combining literary studies and sound studies
• Rich archive of works transferring war experiences to paper
• Inspiring reflection on the co-listening of thanatosonics
• By Dobrawa Lisak-Gębala, researcher of Polish literature of the 20th and 21st centuries

Dobrawa Lisak-Gębala, working at the Institute of Polish Philology at the University of Wrocław, is the author of the books Ultraliteratura and Wizualne odskocznie. Her research focuses on Polish literature of the 20th and 21st centuries and intermediality. She has published in renowned scientific journals such as "Holocaust and Genocide Studies" and "Pamiętnik Literacki".

The monograph "Poetic Thanatosonics" is the first such comprehensive treatise devoted to the acoustic experience of war, which, from the analysis of what is audible, does not make an addition to the study of the poetics of poems, but consistently places it at the center of research interest. This book is a valuable contribution to research on war literature and its impact on the perception of sounds and violence.

This publication is not only a literary analysis but also a deep cultural study that allows us to understand how the sounds of armed violence affect the psyche and collective memory of societies affected by war. It is a must-read for all those interested in history, war literature, and sound studies.