Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
English Language and Literature Commons™
Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Keyword
-
- Afro-pessimism (1)
- Atomic bomb (1)
- Atomic bomb literature (1)
- Autobiographies (1)
- Black Consciousness (1)
-
- Catastrophe (1)
- Colonialism (1)
- Construction of race (1)
- Documentary (1)
- Fanon (1)
- Frederick Douglass (1)
- Harriet Jacobs (1)
- Historical trauma (1)
- Narrative (1)
- Nat Turner (1)
- Nuclear (1)
- Nuclear catastrophe (1)
- Politics (1)
- Racism (1)
- Slave narratives (1)
- Slavery (1)
- Society (1)
- Testimonial (1)
- Trauma (1)
- War (1)
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in English Language and Literature
The Impact Of Slavery And Colonialism On The Black Consciousness: Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass, The Confessions Of Nat Turner, And Incidents In The Life Of A Slave Girl, Mariam Badawi
Theses and Dissertations
According to the German author, essayist, and empirical psychologist Karl Philipp Moritz, to be able to analyze someone psychologically, we have to be able to analyze ourselves as one would know oneself better than one would know anyone else. Therefore, he proposed the study of autobiographies to be able to delve into a writer's "innermost soul"; through their knowledge of themselves" (qtd. in Schlumbohm 32). Moreover, "the psychological effect that the ideology of white supremacy and European imperialism, in the form of slavery and colonialism, has had on Africa and her people has never been fully addressed and understood" (Nobles …
Historical Trauma: Literary And Testimonial Responses To Hiroshima, Mariam Ghonim
Historical Trauma: Literary And Testimonial Responses To Hiroshima, Mariam Ghonim
Theses and Dissertations
The concept of trauma is controversial in literature. While one may be able to come up with ways to describe trauma in fiction, representing historical trauma is a hard task for writers. Some argue that trauma can not be described through those who did not experience it, while others claim that, provided some elements are added, one can represent trauma to the reader. This thesis focuses on twentieth-century historical traumas related to a nuclear catastrophe and explores the different literary and testimonial responses to the catastrophic man-made event of Hiroshima (1945). In this thesis, Kathleen Burkinshaw’s historical fiction The Last …