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05509aam a2200781 i 4500 001 1CD8BE88065611E8AD8CF06897128E48 003 SILO 005 20180131010242 008 151005s2015 ne b 001 0 eng d 010 $a 2015953926 020 $a 9004308148 020 $a 9789004308145 035 $a (OCoLC)925390944 040 $a ERASA $b eng $e rda $c ERASA $d DLC $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d INU $d OCLCF $d ZCU $d DEBBG $d OCLCO $d UtOrBLW $d SILO 042 $a lccopycat 050 00 $a PR9205.4 $b .B68 2015 082 04 $a 810/820 084 $a HQ 7441 $2 rvk 084 $a HQ 7751 $2 rvk 100 1 $a Boutros, Fatim, $e author. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2005037468 245 10 $a Facing diasporic trauma : $b self-representation in the writings of John Hearne, Caryl Phillips, and Fred D'Aguiar / $c by Fatim Boutros. 264 1 $a Leiden : $b Brill Rodopi, $c [2015] 300 $a xxiv, 146 pages ; $c 25 cm. 490 1 $a Cross/cultures, $x 0924-1426 ; $v volume 186 520 8 $a "Fictional writing has an important mnemonic function for the Afro-Caribbean community. It facilitates an encounter between contemporary societies and their historical origins. The representation of diasporic trauma in the novels of Fred D'Aguiar, John Hearne, and Caryl Phillips challenges territorial understandings of nationality and raises awareness of the eurocentric basis of Western historiography. Slavery is a recurring motif of the nine novels analysed in this study. They narrate the fates of silenced victims who all share the traumatic experience of racial violence even if otherwise separated through time, space, gender and age. These charismatic fictional characters facilitate an empathic access to the history of slavery that goes beyond the anonymity of traditional historical sources. Their most private and intimate sorrows make the traumatic conditions of slavery appear much less remote and reveal their suffering. The euphemistic and distorting selection of the events that has been passed down by the dominant culture is thus countered by a relentless display of historical violence. These literary images establish an important symbolic repertoire and introduce powerful founding myths of the diaspora. In spite of the traumatic foundations of the community, the nine novels display considerable optimism about the possibility of a convivial future that transcends racial boundaries. The capacity and willingness to improvise and adapt to new environments and to do so even in face of a traumatic heritage can be regarded as the most important precondition for positive future developments within the matrix of a rapidly transforming global environment." -- $c Page 4 of cover. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-144) and index. 650 0 $a Caribbean fiction (English) $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Slavery in literature. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94008615 650 0 $a African diaspora in literature. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2006005605 650 0 $a Psychic trauma in literature. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh95007877 650 0 $a English fiction $y 20th century $x History and criticism. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008103094 600 10 $a Hearne, John, $d 1926-1994 $x Criticism and interpretation. 600 10 $a Phillips, Caryl $x Criticism and interpretation. 600 10 $a D'Aguiar, Fred, $d 1960- $x Criticism and interpretation. 600 17 $a D'Aguiar, Fred, $d 1960- $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00188325 600 17 $a Hearne, John, $d 1926-1994. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01775065 600 17 $a Phillips, Caryl. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00138755 650 7 $a African diaspora in literature. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01902319 650 7 $a Caribbean fiction (English) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00847461 650 7 $a English fiction. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00910817 650 7 $a Psychic trauma in literature. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01081229 650 7 $a Slavery in literature. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01120515 600 14 $a Hearne, John / 1926-1994 / Criticism and interpretation. 600 14 $a Phillips, Caryl / Criticism and interpretation. 600 14 $a D'Aguiar, Fred / 1960- / Criticism and interpretation. 600 17 $a D'Aguiar, Fred, $d 1960- $0 (DE-588)114893284 $2 gnd 600 17 $a Hearne, John, $d 1925-1994. $0 (DE-588)123591988 $2 gnd 600 17 $a Phillips, Caryl, $d 1958- $0 (DE-588)115708359 $2 gnd 650 4 $a Caribbean fiction (English) / History and criticism. 650 4 $a Slavery in literature. 650 4 $a African diaspora in literature. 650 4 $a Psychic trauma in literature. 650 4 $a English fiction / 20th century / History and criticism. 650 07 $a Selbstbild (Motiv) $0 (DE-588)4593379-0 $2 gnd 650 07 $a Schwarze. $0 (DE-588)4116433-7 $2 gnd 650 07 $a Afrika (Motiv) $0 (DE-588)4133137-0 $2 gnd 650 07 $a Sklaverei (Motiv) $0 (DE-588)4204853-9 $2 gnd 650 07 $a Psychisches Trauma (Motiv) $0 (DE-588)4578384-6 $2 gnd 650 07 $a Roman. $0 (DE-588)4050479-7 $2 gnd 650 07 $a Erinnerung. $0 (DE-588)4015272-8 $2 gnd 651 7 $a Karibik. $0 (DE-588)4073241-1 $2 gnd 648 7 $a 1900 - 1999 $2 fast 655 7 $a Criticism, interpretation, etc. $2 fast $0 http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1411635 $0 http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1411635 655 7 $a Hochschulschrift. $2 gnd-content 830 0 $a Cross/cultures ; $v 186. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90714752 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180131072411.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=1CD8BE88065611E8AD8CF06897128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search