@article{1479433,
      recid = {1479433},
      author = {Holst-Warhaft, Gail, },
      title = {The Cue for Passion : Grief and Its Political Uses /},
      pages = {1 online resource (228 p.)},
      abstract = {Having set aside age-old ways of mourning, how do people  in the modern world cope with tragic loss? Using  traditional mourning rituals as an instructive touchstone,  Gail Holst-Warhaft explores the ways sorrow is managed in  our own times and how mourning can be manipulated for  social and political ends. Since ancient times political  and religious authorities have been alert to the  dangerously powerful effects of communal expressions of  grief--while valuing mourning rites as a controlled outlet  for emotion. But today grief is often seen as a  psychological problem: the bereaved are encouraged to seek  counseling or take antidepressants. At the same time, we  have witnessed some striking examples of manipulation of  shared grief for political effect. One instance is the  unprecedented concentration on recovery of the remains of  Americans killed in the Vietnam War. In Buenos Aires the  Mothers of the Disappeared forged the passion of their  grief into a political weapon. Similarly the gay community  in the United States, transformed by grief and rage, not  only lobbied effectively for AIDS victims but channeled  their emotions into fresh artistic expression. It might be  argued that, in contrast to earlier cultures, modern  society has largely abdicated its role in managing sorrow.  But in The Cue for Passion we see that some communities,  moved by the intensity of their grief, have utilized it to  gain ground for their own agendas.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1479433},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674498587},
}