Trauma and Transformation in African Literature: Writing Wrongs, 1st Edition eBook

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This book fills a gap in the field of contemporary trauma studies by interrogating the relevance of trauma for African literatures. Kurtz argues that a thoughtful application of trauma theory in relation to African literatures is in fact a productive exercise, and furthermore that the benefits of this exercise include not only what it can do for African literature, but also what it can do for trauma studies. He makes the case for understanding trauma healing within the larger project of peacebuilding, with an emphasis on the transformative potential of what he terms the African moral imagination as embodied in the creative work of its writers. He offers readings of selected works by Chinua Achebe, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Chimamanda Adichie, and Nuruddin Farah as case studies for how African literature can influence our understanding of trauma and trauma healing. This will be a valuable volume for those with interests in current trends and developments in trauma studies, African literary studies, postcolonial studies, and memory studies.

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Trauma and Transformation in African Literature: Writing Wrongs 1st Edition is written by J. Roger Kurtz and published by Routledge. The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for Trauma and Transformation in African Literature are 9781315467511, 1315467518 and the print ISBNs are 9781138205239, 1138205230. SAdditional ISBNs for this eTextbook include 9780367562120, 9781315467535, 9781315467504, 9781315467528.