Browsing by Subject "Trauma"
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The cross-border journey: exploring the unheard trauma, identity crisis, and perpetual pursuit for “Home” in Crossing and Americanah
(Brac University, 2023-01)Cross-border or transnational migration has been a part of human civilization since the beginning, as people moved from one place to another for various reasons before settling down. Taken together, Americanah and Crossing ... -
Designated Nomads
(Brac University, 2020-09)As a response to the refugee crisis that occurred as an aftereffect of the World War II, the United Nations Organisation had created the United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees in 1951. The 20th century has witnessed ... -
In search of lost time: phenomenology & time, psychoanalytic theory in the novels of Marcel proust
(Brac University, 2022-08)The ideas of phenomenology that shed light on both time and the nature of the human mind will be discussed here. In addition, psychoanalytic theory clarifies the distinction between the conscious and subconscious mind. ... -
Monsters; from unreal to real; a peek into the postmodern american selective psycho – horror fiction
(Brac University, 2023-01)This paper aims to discuss postmodern/ contemporary American psychological horror novels Beloved (1987) by Toni Morrison, The Doll Master (2016) by Joyce Carol Oates, and The girl who loved Tom Gordon (1999) by Stephen ... -
A postmodern analysis: tracing the elements of politics, war and trauma in graphic narratives in Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis and Joe Sacco’s Palestine
(Brac University, 2019-08)The paper aims to show how graphic novels can be included in the mainstream reading culture. Visual narratives not only glorify a culture or a country, but it also instruments to highlight the intricate and gruesome details ... -
A psychoanalytic analysis of Okonkwo in things fall apart
(Brac University, 2023-12)African literature has a unique aspect of radiating an ancient vibe but at the same time, it's also new and different compared to other types of literature around the world. During the 1700s, many African people who were ... -
Trauma, memory, and cultural healing: ecofeminist parallels in Toni Morrison’s Beloved and Saratchandra Chattopadhya’s Srikanta
(Brac University, 2024-05)This paper delves into the poignant intersection of trauma, memory, and cultural healing through an ecofeminist lens, comparing Toni Morrison's 'Beloved' and Saratchandra Chattopadhyay's 'Srikanta.' Specifically, it is a ... -
Unfinished processes: Acting out trauma and working through postmemory
(Brac University, 2020-04)This thesis expands on the concepts of trauma and postmemory portrayed in the graphic memoirs Maus by Art Spiegelman and The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui. Both memoirs constitute an intimately evocative family story, ...
