This book fills a gap in the field of contemporary trauma studies by interrogating the
relevance of trauma for African literatures. Kurtz argues that a thoughtful application of …

This book brings together two different discussions on the value of the humanities and a
broader debate on interdisciplinary scholarship in order to propose a new way beyond …

Die Biografie der metaphorischen Stadtfrau Jerusalem in Ezechiel 16 samt der darin
enthaltenen Abwertung weiblicher Sexualität und der exzessiven Gewalt, die gegen den …

Thanks to Fantagraphics Comics—especially RJ Casey and Paul Baresh—for both the
extensive duplication of images from Mother, Come Home and permission to use them …

Drug Lords, Cowboys, and Desperadoes examines how historical archetypes in violent
narratives on the Mexican American frontier have resulted in political discourse that feeds …

This study aims to find triggers for trauma, responses to trauma, and forms of trauma
reconciliation experienced by the subject in the short story entitled “Ave Maria”. Therefore …

The discourse of environmental degradation captures monumental losses which culminate
in trauma, and this largely informs the content as well as the form of Niger Delta poetry …

It is a banal but nonetheless accurate observation that over the past couple years, we have
all been touched by trauma, albeit to varying degrees; but academic interest, indeed …

Abstract This chapter examines Sri Lankan fiction against the country's devastating ethnic
conflict. It aims to re-read selected and contrasting texts, the recently released …

In museums, schools and other cultural contexts, video testimonies by Shoah survivors are
being used and interpreted as a means for historical generalization, yet their individual …