Trauma theorists argue that narration is a powerful healing tool that enables the integration of the traumatic experience in trauma victims.When trauma survivors reconstruct their trauma memories into a coherent narrative, healing occurs.This paper examines the empowering role of narration for trauma victims in Hoda Barakat's The Tiller of Waters and Don DeLillo's Falling Man.The Tiller of Waters ...
Trauma theorists argue that narration is a powerful healing tool that enables the integration of the traumatic experience in trauma victims.When trauma survivors reconstruct their trauma memories into a coherent narrative, healing occurs.This paper examines the empowering role of narration for trauma victims in Hoda Barakat's The Tiller of Waters and Don DeLillo's Falling Man.The Tiller of Waters ...
Preface ix CHAPTER ONE: Surviving Sexual Violence 1 CHAPTER TWO: On the Personal as Philosophical 23 CHAPTER THREE: Outliving Oneself 37 CHAPTER FOUR: Acts of Memory 67 CHAPTER FIVE: The Politics of Forgetting 85 CHAPTER SIX: Retellings 101 Afterword...