"Born into absence" : transgenerational trauma in Anne Michaels' Fugitive Pieces

My research draws on critical theories of trauma, specifically the concept "postmemory" (Hirsch) and the emerging concept "cultural trauma" (Alexander et al). I investigate the representation of transgenerational memory in the aftermath of cultural genocide in the Canadian Holoca...

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Main Author: Kelly, Patricia A.
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/32455