Facing diasporic trauma : : self-representation in the writings of John Hearne, Caryl Phillips, and Fred D'Aguiar / / by Fatim Boutros.
Fictional writing has an important mnemonic function for the Afro-Carib-bean 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 territori...
Saved in:
Superior document: | Cross/Cultures : Readings in Post/Colonial Literatures and Cultures in English, Volume 186 |
---|---|
VerfasserIn: | |
Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill Rodopi,, 2015. ©2015 |
Year of Publication: | 2015 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Cross/cultures ;
v. 186. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
id |
993583132004498 |
---|---|
ctrlnum |
(CKB)3710000000499682 (EBL)4397614 (SSID)ssj0001645604 (PQKBManifestationID)16413811 (PQKBTitleCode)TC0001645604 (PQKBWorkID)14966815 (PQKB)11710768 (MiAaPQ)EBC4397614 (OCoLC)925390944 (nllekb)BRILL9789004308152 (PPN)251041085 (EXLCZ)993710000000499682 |
collection |
bib_alma |
record_format |
marc |
spelling |
Boutros, Fatim, author. Facing diasporic trauma : self-representation in the writings of John Hearne, Caryl Phillips, and Fred D'Aguiar / by Fatim Boutros. Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : Brill Rodopi, 2015. ©2015 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Cross/Cultures : Readings in Post/Colonial Literatures and Cultures in English, 0924-1426 ; Volume 186 Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- The Lost Roots: Imagined African Homelands -- The Foundational Dislocation: The Middle Passage -- Positioning Self and Other: Cultural Interaction in Slave Societies -- Aspects of Continuity: Post-Abolition and Postcolonial Interaction -- Bridges to the Past: The Influence of Slavery on the Contemporary Diaspora -- Conclusion -- Works Cited -- Index. Fictional writing has an important mnemonic function for the Afro-Carib-bean 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 under¬standings 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. Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. Caribbean fiction (English) History and criticism. Slavery in literature. African diaspora in literature. Psychic trauma in literature. English fiction 20th century History and criticism. Hearne, John, 1926-1994 Criticism and interpretation. Phillips, Caryl Criticism and interpretation. D'Aguiar, Fred, 1960- Criticism and interpretation. 1900 - 1999 fast 90-04-30814-8 Cross/cultures ; v. 186. |
language |
English |
format |
eBook |
author |
Boutros, Fatim, |
spellingShingle |
Boutros, Fatim, Facing diasporic trauma : self-representation in the writings of John Hearne, Caryl Phillips, and Fred D'Aguiar / Cross/Cultures : Readings in Post/Colonial Literatures and Cultures in English, Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- The Lost Roots: Imagined African Homelands -- The Foundational Dislocation: The Middle Passage -- Positioning Self and Other: Cultural Interaction in Slave Societies -- Aspects of Continuity: Post-Abolition and Postcolonial Interaction -- Bridges to the Past: The Influence of Slavery on the Contemporary Diaspora -- Conclusion -- Works Cited -- Index. |
author_facet |
Boutros, Fatim, |
author_variant |
f b fb |
author_role |
VerfasserIn |
author_sort |
Boutros, Fatim, |
title |
Facing diasporic trauma : self-representation in the writings of John Hearne, Caryl Phillips, and Fred D'Aguiar / |
title_sub |
self-representation in the writings of John Hearne, Caryl Phillips, and Fred D'Aguiar / |
title_full |
Facing diasporic trauma : self-representation in the writings of John Hearne, Caryl Phillips, and Fred D'Aguiar / by Fatim Boutros. |
title_fullStr |
Facing diasporic trauma : self-representation in the writings of John Hearne, Caryl Phillips, and Fred D'Aguiar / by Fatim Boutros. |
title_full_unstemmed |
Facing diasporic trauma : self-representation in the writings of John Hearne, Caryl Phillips, and Fred D'Aguiar / by Fatim Boutros. |
title_auth |
Facing diasporic trauma : self-representation in the writings of John Hearne, Caryl Phillips, and Fred D'Aguiar / |
title_new |
Facing diasporic trauma : |
title_sort |
facing diasporic trauma : self-representation in the writings of john hearne, caryl phillips, and fred d'aguiar / |
series |
Cross/Cultures : Readings in Post/Colonial Literatures and Cultures in English, |
series2 |
Cross/Cultures : Readings in Post/Colonial Literatures and Cultures in English, |
publisher |
Brill Rodopi, |
publishDate |
2015 |
physical |
1 online resource |
contents |
Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- The Lost Roots: Imagined African Homelands -- The Foundational Dislocation: The Middle Passage -- Positioning Self and Other: Cultural Interaction in Slave Societies -- Aspects of Continuity: Post-Abolition and Postcolonial Interaction -- Bridges to the Past: The Influence of Slavery on the Contemporary Diaspora -- Conclusion -- Works Cited -- Index. |
isbn |
90-04-30815-6 90-04-30814-8 |
issn |
0924-1426 ; |
callnumber-first |
P - Language and Literature |
callnumber-subject |
PR - English Literature |
callnumber-label |
PR9205 |
callnumber-sort |
PR 49205.4 B688 42015 |
era |
1900 - 1999 fast |
era_facet |
1926-1994 1960- 1900 - 1999 20th century |
illustrated |
Not Illustrated |
dewey-full |
8108 |
dewey-sort |
48108 |
dewey-raw |
8108 |
dewey-search |
8108 |
oclc_num |
925390944 |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT boutrosfatim facingdiasporictraumaselfrepresentationinthewritingsofjohnhearnecarylphillipsandfreddaguiar |
status_str |
n |
ids_txt_mv |
(CKB)3710000000499682 (EBL)4397614 (SSID)ssj0001645604 (PQKBManifestationID)16413811 (PQKBTitleCode)TC0001645604 (PQKBWorkID)14966815 (PQKB)11710768 (MiAaPQ)EBC4397614 (OCoLC)925390944 (OCoLC)923571903 (nllekb)BRILL9789004308152 (PPN)251041085 (EXLCZ)993710000000499682 |
carrierType_str_mv |
cr |
hierarchy_parent_title |
Cross/Cultures : Readings in Post/Colonial Literatures and Cultures in English, Volume 186 |
hierarchy_sequence |
v. 186. |
is_hierarchy_title |
Facing diasporic trauma : self-representation in the writings of John Hearne, Caryl Phillips, and Fred D'Aguiar / |
container_title |
Cross/Cultures : Readings in Post/Colonial Literatures and Cultures in English, Volume 186 |
_version_ |
1796652921827360768 |
fullrecord |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><collection xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim"><record><leader>04277nam a2200601 i 4500</leader><controlfield tag="001">993583132004498</controlfield><controlfield tag="005">20201105223518.0</controlfield><controlfield tag="006">m o d | </controlfield><controlfield tag="007">cr#-n---------</controlfield><controlfield tag="008">160616t20152015ne ob 001 1 eng d</controlfield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">90-04-30815-6</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="024" ind1="7" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">10.1163/9789004308152</subfield><subfield code="2">DOI</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(CKB)3710000000499682</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(EBL)4397614</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(SSID)ssj0001645604</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(PQKBManifestationID)16413811</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001645604</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(PQKBWorkID)14966815</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(PQKB)11710768</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(MiAaPQ)EBC4397614</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(OCoLC)925390944</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)923571903</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(nllekb)BRILL9789004308152</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(PPN)251041085</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(EXLCZ)993710000000499682</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="040" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">MiAaPQ</subfield><subfield code="b">eng</subfield><subfield code="e">rda</subfield><subfield code="e">pn</subfield><subfield code="c">MiAaPQ</subfield><subfield code="d">MiAaPQ</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="041" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">eng</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="050" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">PR9205.4</subfield><subfield code="b">.B688 2015</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="072" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">DSK</subfield><subfield code="2">bicssc</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="072" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">LIT000000</subfield><subfield code="2">bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="082" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">8108</subfield><subfield code="2">20</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="100" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Boutros, Fatim,</subfield><subfield code="e">author.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="245" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Facing diasporic trauma :</subfield><subfield code="b">self-representation in the writings of John Hearne, Caryl Phillips, and Fred D'Aguiar /</subfield><subfield code="c">by Fatim Boutros.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Leiden, Netherlands ;</subfield><subfield code="a">Boston, [Massachusetts] :</subfield><subfield code="b">Brill Rodopi,</subfield><subfield code="c">2015.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="c">©2015</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="300" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">1 online resource</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="336" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">text</subfield><subfield code="b">txt</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacontent</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="337" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">computer</subfield><subfield code="b">c</subfield><subfield code="2">rdamedia</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="338" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">online resource</subfield><subfield code="b">cr</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacarrier</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="490" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Cross/Cultures : Readings in Post/Colonial Literatures and Cultures in English,</subfield><subfield code="x">0924-1426 ;</subfield><subfield code="v">Volume 186</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="505" ind1="0" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- The Lost Roots: Imagined African Homelands -- The Foundational Dislocation: The Middle Passage -- Positioning Self and Other: Cultural Interaction in Slave Societies -- Aspects of Continuity: Post-Abolition and Postcolonial Interaction -- Bridges to the Past: The Influence of Slavery on the Contemporary Diaspora -- Conclusion -- Works Cited -- Index.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Fictional writing has an important mnemonic function for the Afro-Carib-bean 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 under¬standings 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.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="504" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Includes bibliographical references and index.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="588" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Description based on print version record.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Caribbean fiction (English)</subfield><subfield code="x">History and criticism.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Slavery in literature.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">African diaspora in literature.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Psychic trauma in literature.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">English fiction</subfield><subfield code="y">20th century</subfield><subfield code="x">History and criticism.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="600" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Hearne, John,</subfield><subfield code="d">1926-1994</subfield><subfield code="x">Criticism and interpretation.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="600" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Phillips, Caryl</subfield><subfield code="x">Criticism and interpretation.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="600" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">D'Aguiar, Fred,</subfield><subfield code="d">1960-</subfield><subfield code="x">Criticism and interpretation.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="648" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">1900 - 1999</subfield><subfield code="2">fast</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="776" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="z">90-04-30814-8</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="830" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Cross/cultures ;</subfield><subfield code="v">v. 186.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="906" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">BOOK</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="ADM" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">2023-02-28 12:17:22 Europe/Vienna</subfield><subfield code="f">System</subfield><subfield code="c">marc21</subfield><subfield code="a">2015-11-08 01:26:24 Europe/Vienna</subfield><subfield code="g">false</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="AVE" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="i">Brill</subfield><subfield code="P">EBA Brill All</subfield><subfield code="x">https://eu02.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/view/uresolver/43ACC_OEAW/openurl?u.ignore_date_coverage=true&portfolio_pid=5343506420004498&Force_direct=true</subfield><subfield code="Z">5343506420004498</subfield><subfield code="b">Available</subfield><subfield code="8">5343506420004498</subfield></datafield></record></collection> |