From madwomen to Vietnam veterans: Trauma, testimony, and recovery in post-colonial women's writing
This dissertation looks at representations of trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and recovery in works by post-colonial women writers, specifically Bessie Head, Anita Desai, Le Ly Hayslip, and Medbh McGuckian. In examining the roles colonialism and patriarchy play among the forces which...
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
2000
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Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9966759 |