Narrating Violence in the Postcolonial World (Routledge Research in Postcolonial Literatures)

Synopsis

This book examines representations of violence across the postcolonial world—from the Americas to Australia—in novels, short stories, plays, and films. The chapters move from what appear to be interpersonal instances of violence to communal conflicts such as civil war, showing how these acts of violence are specifically rooted in colonial forms of abuse and oppression but constantly move and morph. Taking its cue from theories in such fields as postcolonial, violence, gender, and trauma studies, the book thus shows that violence is slippery in form, but also fluid in nature, so that one must trace its movement across time and space to understand even a single instance of it. When analysing such forms and trajectories of violence in postcolonial creative writing and films, the contributors critically examine the ethical issues involved in narrating abuse, depicting violated bodies, and presenting romanticized resolutions that may conceal other forms of violence.

Copyright:

2022

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

222 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000433210

Related ISBNs:

9781003110231, 9781032066592, 9780367626761

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

09/06/21

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Rebecca Romdhani and Daria Tunca, individual chapters, the contributors

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Social Studies, Language Arts, Politics and Government

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Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Rebecca Romdhani

Edited by:

Daria Tunca