Trauma theory and Nigerian civil war literature: speaking "something that was never in words" in Chris Abani's Song for Night

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Dalley, Hamish

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Brunner - Routledge (US)

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The application of trauma theory to postcolonial literature has provoked anxiety from critics concerned about its capacity to impose Eurocentric interpretations. This article evaluates the use of trauma as a paradigm for interpreting Nigerian civil war li

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Journal of Postcolonial Writing

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2037-12-31