Thesis Chapters by Sadiya Abubakar
In literature, all human phenomena are reflected by literary works and related to the world
throu... more In literature, all human phenomena are reflected by literary works and related to the world
through simple artistic mediums. It is no doubt that trauma exists as part of human challenges
since the start of human history. However, the concept of trauma has been theorized in the
fields of sciences and social sciences since ages i.e. Medicine, Psychology etc. only soon did it
gain credence and was theorized in the stream of literature by some competent, scholarly and
capable professors of comparative literature at Emory University; Cathy Caruth and
Shoshana Felman. As the world evolves from one age to another, so does literature, binding
history and culture of a place and people efficiently. Trauma has as well been one way or
another, prevalent in all forms of literature. It surfaces as the shady part of all narratives that
tell of a history, memoir, agonies and sorrows of the writer or about the subjects (characters)
created.
This paper explores the origins of trauma theory and deciphers its essential role in literature.
It argues that trauma in literature is a must-read because, the theoretical multiplicity that
allows for an appreciative comprehension of trauma's flexible representations include (and
also move beyond) the idea of trauma as neurotic, appalling, horrifying, terrifying and the
pleasure of telling and witnessing a traumatic event which is, of course, literature
In literature, all human phenomena are reflected by literary works and related to the world throu... more In literature, all human phenomena are reflected by literary works and related to the world through simple artistic mediums. It is no doubt that trauma exists as part of human challenges since the start of human history. However, the concept of trauma has been theorized in the fields of sciences and social sciences since ages i.e. Medicine, Psychology etc. only soon did it gain credence and was theorized in the stream of literature by some competent, scholarly and capable professors of comparative literature at Emory University; Cathy Caruth and Shoshana Felman. As the world evolves from one age to another, so does literature, binding history and culture of a place and people efficiently. Trauma has as well been one way or another, prevalent in all forms of literature. It surfaces as the shady part of all narratives that tell of a history, memoir, agonies and sorrows of the writer or about the subjects (characters) created.
India is one of the male-dominated countries of the world where women are subjugated and oppresse... more India is one of the male-dominated countries of the world where women are subjugated and oppressed for religious and socio-cultural reasons. Indian women's rights are thwarted, their abilities and capabilities limited, their biology defamed and their birth devalued and regarded as an ill omen. Till date, one of three Indian women suffers the threats and horrors of a violent partner and/or of the society she belongs to. RupaBajwa's The Sari Shop however, is a typical prototype of women and their trauma in an Indian society. This paper seeks to explore the traumatic experiences of Indian women in its multiple facets as represented in The Sari Shop. While it incorporates trauma theory, it would find out women's response and strategies employed in management of trauma.
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Thesis Chapters by Sadiya Abubakar
through simple artistic mediums. It is no doubt that trauma exists as part of human challenges
since the start of human history. However, the concept of trauma has been theorized in the
fields of sciences and social sciences since ages i.e. Medicine, Psychology etc. only soon did it
gain credence and was theorized in the stream of literature by some competent, scholarly and
capable professors of comparative literature at Emory University; Cathy Caruth and
Shoshana Felman. As the world evolves from one age to another, so does literature, binding
history and culture of a place and people efficiently. Trauma has as well been one way or
another, prevalent in all forms of literature. It surfaces as the shady part of all narratives that
tell of a history, memoir, agonies and sorrows of the writer or about the subjects (characters)
created.
This paper explores the origins of trauma theory and deciphers its essential role in literature.
It argues that trauma in literature is a must-read because, the theoretical multiplicity that
allows for an appreciative comprehension of trauma's flexible representations include (and
also move beyond) the idea of trauma as neurotic, appalling, horrifying, terrifying and the
pleasure of telling and witnessing a traumatic event which is, of course, literature
Papers by Sadiya Abubakar
Talks by Sadiya Abubakar
through simple artistic mediums. It is no doubt that trauma exists as part of human challenges
since the start of human history. However, the concept of trauma has been theorized in the
fields of sciences and social sciences since ages i.e. Medicine, Psychology etc. only soon did it
gain credence and was theorized in the stream of literature by some competent, scholarly and
capable professors of comparative literature at Emory University; Cathy Caruth and
Shoshana Felman. As the world evolves from one age to another, so does literature, binding
history and culture of a place and people efficiently. Trauma has as well been one way or
another, prevalent in all forms of literature. It surfaces as the shady part of all narratives that
tell of a history, memoir, agonies and sorrows of the writer or about the subjects (characters)
created.
This paper explores the origins of trauma theory and deciphers its essential role in literature.
It argues that trauma in literature is a must-read because, the theoretical multiplicity that
allows for an appreciative comprehension of trauma's flexible representations include (and
also move beyond) the idea of trauma as neurotic, appalling, horrifying, terrifying and the
pleasure of telling and witnessing a traumatic event which is, of course, literature