The essay analyses the modalities of a narrative of trauma understood as a daily and prolonged exposure to a context of a systemic violence, such as that expressed in our society by its deeply-rooted patriarchal structures. To this end, the essay focuses on two recent Italian texts, a novel and an autobiographical testimony, which stand out within a generalized discourse aimed at presenting rape and femicide as punctual events, emergencies isolated from the roots of a wider context of violence, perpetuated by the forms and institutions of dominant culture
Women's Narratives of Abuse and Trauma in Contemporary Italy
Paola Carmagnani
2022-01-01
Abstract
The essay analyses the modalities of a narrative of trauma understood as a daily and prolonged exposure to a context of a systemic violence, such as that expressed in our society by its deeply-rooted patriarchal structures. To this end, the essay focuses on two recent Italian texts, a novel and an autobiographical testimony, which stand out within a generalized discourse aimed at presenting rape and femicide as punctual events, emergencies isolated from the roots of a wider context of violence, perpetuated by the forms and institutions of dominant cultureFile in questo prodotto:
File | Dimensione | Formato | |
---|---|---|---|
Comparatismi 9_CARMAGNANI.pdf
Accesso aperto
Tipo di file:
PDF EDITORIALE
Dimensione
427.24 kB
Formato
Adobe PDF
|
427.24 kB | Adobe PDF | Visualizza/Apri |
I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.