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Witnessing 1984: Mnemonic representations of trauma, resilience and hope in selected fiction.
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Sikh Formations: Religion, Culture, Theory . Sep2024, Vol. 20 Issue 3, p164-180. 17p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Literary narratives constitute memory-archives that challenge state silencing of anti-Sikh pogrom of 1984. The paper draws upon Rigney's [2021. "Remaking Memory and the Agency of the Aesthetic." Memory Studies 14 (1): 10–23. https://doi.org/10.1177/175069802097] idea of 'agency of the aesthetic' in generating memorability to show how cultural representations participate in unforgetting of traumatic pasts. The paper argues that in creating memorability of a difficult history, the texts bring state-narrative to a limit and open an alternative space where confrontation with traumatic-memories does not preclude possibility of hope. The texts feed into 'memory-as-relevance' as the mediation of memories of trauma, resilience, and hope carries possibility of effectuating subtle changes in the dominant narrative of anti-Sikh pogrom. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *EPISODIC memory
*POGROMS
*OPEN spaces
*POSSIBILITY
*MEMORY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17448727
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Sikh Formations: Religion, Culture, Theory
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 179967359
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17448727.2024.2384844