History, trauma, and healing in postcolonial narratives : re-constructing identities / Ogaga Ifowodo.
Did colonialism, a world-historical catastrophe, inflict only material damage on the colonized, or did it cause psychic injury as well? What would it mean, then, to read postcolonial writings under the prism of trauma? "In History, Trauma, and Healing in Post-Colonial Narratives", Ifowodo...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Palgrave Macmillan,
2013.
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| Series: | Future of minority studies.
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| Summary: | Did colonialism, a world-historical catastrophe, inflict only material damage on the colonized, or did it cause psychic injury as well? What would it mean, then, to read postcolonial writings under the prism of trauma? "In History, Trauma, and Healing in Post-Colonial Narratives", Ifowodo tackles these questions through a psycho-social examination of the lingering impact of imperialist domination. His hybrid method that encompasses historicism, psychoanalysis and a realist concept of linguistic reference stakes a bold, new ground in postcolonial studies. The focus is trans-continental and the analysis centered on primary texts that explore the African, African-American, and Caribbean experience of slavery/colonialism. The result is a refreshing and necessary complement to the cultural-materialist studies that dominate the field. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781137337986 1137337982 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Print version record. |