Narrating Violence in the Postcolonial World

Rebecca Romdhani, Daria Tunca

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English

Routledge
31 May 2023

Literary studies: post-colonial literature; History; Media studies; Feminism & feminist theory; Armed conflict

Series: Routledge Research in Postcolonial Literatures

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.

Edited by: Rebecca Romdhani, Daria Tunca
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032066592
ISBN 10: 1032066598
Series: Routledge Research in Postcolonial Literatures
Pages: 222
Publication Date: 31 May 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rebecca Romdhani is a lecturer at the University of Liège, Belgium. Daria Tunca works in the Modern Languages Department of the University of Liège. The authors are members of the postcolonial research group CEREP (http://www.cerep.uliege.be)