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Narrating the Past and Reclaiming Memory in Palestinian Anglophone Literature : Haunting Trauma / Wael J. Salam.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Salam, Wael J., author.
- Series:
- Literature and Cultural Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2026
- Mobilizing Memories ; 7.
- Mobilizing Memories ; 7
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civilization--History.
- Civilization.
- Literature and Cultural Studies.
- Memory Studies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (231 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Haunting Trauma
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2026.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book explores the creative depiction of Palestinian traumas in Palestinian Anglophone novels, examining memory as a trope of resistance against erasure and forgetfulness in the works of Isabella Hammad, Susan Abulhawa, Hala Alyan, and Selma Dabbagh. Moving beyond North American and European models of trauma and remembrance, it extends the analysis of trauma tropes to literature from the Global South. In the context of a Palestinian archival history that has been systematically destroyed to obscure the brutal realities of settler colonialism, popular memory and testimonial forms—including literature—emerge as adversarial strategies that counter the politics of memoricide and historical erasure.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9789004746671
- OCLC:
- 1581929631
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004746671 DOI
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