Aboriginal Australian autobiographies of Postmemory and trauma in Wesley Enoch's black Medea and the 7 stages of grieving
Author
Khalil, Raniya Muhammad Rafiq Abd al-Fattah
Source
Issue
Vol. 11, Issue 3 (31 Jul. 2022), pp.127-160, 34 p.
Publisher
Cairo University Cairo University Center for Languages and Translation
Publication Date
2022-07-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
34
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This paper examines through Marianne Hirsch's theory of postmemory and trauma two performance texts by Aboriginal Australian playwright and theatre director Wesley Enoch.
This critical theoretical approach argues that in the ence of reliable historical records, the autobiographical structure of Black Medea (2007) and The 7 Stages of Grieving (1996) positions them as individual as well as collective postmemory and trauma accounts.
The paper further argues that the use of silence, gestures, storytelling, and theatre serve as vital tools for documenting the generational continuum of the traumatic Aborigine experiences and the struggle in dealing with the inherited burden of intergenerational trauma.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Khalil, Raniya Muhammad Rafiq Abd al-Fattah. 2022. Aboriginal Australian autobiographies of Postmemory and trauma in Wesley Enoch's black Medea and the 7 stages of grieving. Hermes،Vol. 11, no. 3, pp.127-160.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1395840
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Khalil, Raniya Muhammad Rafiq Abd al-Fattah. Aboriginal Australian autobiographies of Postmemory and trauma in Wesley Enoch's black Medea and the 7 stages of grieving. Hermes Vol. 11, no. 3 (Jul. 2022), pp.127-160.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1395840
American Medical Association (AMA)
Khalil, Raniya Muhammad Rafiq Abd al-Fattah. Aboriginal Australian autobiographies of Postmemory and trauma in Wesley Enoch's black Medea and the 7 stages of grieving. Hermes. 2022. Vol. 11, no. 3, pp.127-160.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1395840
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
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Record ID
BIM-1395840