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L’écriture du génocide dans les littéraures africaine et caribéenne d’expression française
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L’écriture du génocide dans les littéraures africaine et caribéenne d’expression française
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entre transfiguration émotive du réel et mémoire transculturelle
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Wattara
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Mamadou F.
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1968-
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Mamadou Wattara
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Renée Larrier
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Carole Allamand
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Ousseina Alidou
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Rutgers University
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Graduate School - New Brunswick
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theses
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2011
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2011-05
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French
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Rutgers University Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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vi, 261 p.
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Ph.D.
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Includes bibliographical references
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by Mamadou F. Wattara
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Evil is too often perceived in Manichean terms as the opposite of good. However literature has the potential to offer a more nuanced approach to the issue, especially
when treating accounts of genocide and mass atrocities. The focus will be on specific ways in which literature can bring to light the complexity of the reality of genocide, including victims’ reactions to the violence. Whereas it only takes but an instant for evil to manifest itself in a society, it often takes many generations to overcome its many consequences and to heal the invisible wounds. Of interest here are literary
manifestations of this process of healing. In genocide studies, evil is understood as embedded in the perpetrator’s very intent—to wipe out the victim’s entire family line, including women, children, and the elderly. This intent is what distinguishes genocide from conventional war and offers the justification of referring to it as “absolute evil.” Approaching a literary text
through the theoretical tools provided by postcolonial, genocide, and trauma studies can articulate the complex and multi-faceted nature of historical events considered evil, including how both individuals and societies react to forms of collective violence. Using a comparative analysis of novels and films dealing with Rwanda and Haiti this study will consider how literature can bear witness to genocide, reveal the incommensurable human suffering that it causes, and reveal the psychological impact on individuals and the societies in which they live. Furthermore special
attention is given to exploring ways in which oral testimonies can challenge and subvert conventional historical representations.
when treating accounts of genocide and mass atrocities. The focus will be on specific ways in which literature can bring to light the complexity of the reality of genocide, including victims’ reactions to the violence. Whereas it only takes but an instant for evil to manifest itself in a society, it often takes many generations to overcome its many consequences and to heal the invisible wounds. Of interest here are literary
manifestations of this process of healing. In genocide studies, evil is understood as embedded in the perpetrator’s very intent—to wipe out the victim’s entire family line, including women, children, and the elderly. This intent is what distinguishes genocide from conventional war and offers the justification of referring to it as “absolute evil.” Approaching a literary text
through the theoretical tools provided by postcolonial, genocide, and trauma studies can articulate the complex and multi-faceted nature of historical events considered evil, including how both individuals and societies react to forms of collective violence. Using a comparative analysis of novels and films dealing with Rwanda and Haiti this study will consider how literature can bear witness to genocide, reveal the incommensurable human suffering that it causes, and reveal the psychological impact on individuals and the societies in which they live. Furthermore special
attention is given to exploring ways in which oral testimonies can challenge and subvert conventional historical representations.
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Genocide in literature
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Genocide--Rwanda
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Genocide--Haiti
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Genocide—Sociological aspects
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ETD doctoral
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Mamadou
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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2013-10-10
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2014-10-31
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Access to this PDF has been restricted at the author's request. It will be publicly available after October 31, 2014.
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