Postcolonial Witnessing Trauma Out of Bounds
Description
Postcolonial Witnessing argues that the suffering engendered by colonialism needs to be acknowledged more fully, on its own terms, in its own terms, and in relation to traumatic First World histories if trauma theory is to have any hope of redeeming its promise of cross-cultural ethical engagement.
Keywords
Literary CriticismSemiotics & TheorySocial ScienceModern20th CenturyAmericanAfricanLanguage Arts & DisciplinesLinguisticsHistorical & ComparativeAnthropologyCultural & Social
2012Book
Author(s)Stef Craps
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9780230230071
LanguageEnglish
