The links between cinema and war machines have long been established. This book explores the range, form, and valences of trauma narratives that permeate the most notable narrative films about the breakup of Yugoslavia.

Dijana Jela?a is Adjunct Professor in the Department of Rhetoric, Communication and Theater at St. John s University, USA.

Introduction: War Trauma as Screen Memory
1. Yugoslavia ' 's Wars, Cinema, and Screen Trauma
2. Unsettling Empathies: Screen, Gender, and Traumatic Memory
3. Happily Sick: Trauma, Nation, and Queer Affect
4. Post-Yugoslav Heritage Cinema and the Futurity of Nostalgia
5. Youth (Sub)Cultures and the Habitus of Postmemory
Conclusion: The Child, the Quiest War Film, and the Power of Alternative Scenarios