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

Dalley, Hamish

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

Date

2013

Authors

Dalley, Hamish

Publisher

Brunner - Routledge (US)

Abstract

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