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Identifier	Thesis 1945
Author	Hirth, Brittany B.
Title	The Limits of Language: Gender, Trauma and the Holocaust
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2008
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	The project, "The Limits of Language: Gender, Trauma and the Holocaust" contributes a new theoretical reading regarding Holocaust literature. Traditionally, gender studies have provided insight into gendered responses to trauma, but not specifically the Holocaust. In the same context, traditional trauma studies have addressed the Holocaust, but not in a gendered way. By bringing trauma theorists together in conversation with selected literary texts, complemented by commentary from gender critics, this project asserts that trauma is, in fact, gendered within literature. Based on this argument, the theories of LaCapra, Leys, and Freud are tied together, and enter into a new discussion of what it means to take the conventional views of trauma, and relate them to a gendered approach, exemplified by four texts, D.M Thomas's, Pictures at an Exhibition, 1993, Anne Michaels's Fugitive Pieces, 1996, Elie Wiesel's The Accident, 1988, and Aharon Appelfeld's, Katerina, 1992. Hypothetically, "survivor shame" is the emotional precursor to "working-through" and is the traumatic symptom of female roles within literature, who eventually recover from the trauma. On the other hand, "survivor guilt" is the emotional precursor to "acting out" and is generally a traumatic reaction seen in male roles, who seldom recover from the traumatic experience. The use of language becomes valuable in understanding whether certain characters can overcome traumatic experience based on gender. I have noted in this project that males do not have access to the language that speaks about the Holocaust directly; whereas, females have far more access to traumatic language. The four Holocaust related texts I utilize, emphasize the relationship between literature and language in order to consider more fully what it means to have a gendered reaction to trauma. In the texts I look at, I am invested in literary representations of how characters use language (or not) as a vehicle for exploring and recovering from trauma. From the perspective of literary studies, literature can serve as an exemplary tool for conveying these dynamics more fully. In other words, this literature reveals how language becomes necessary for understanding and recovering from trauma. In this way, it may be beneficial to explore the trauma and emotional reactions of fictional characters who serve as models for real-life theories.
Subject	Psychic trauma in literature Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature Gender identity in literature
Department	Department of English
Advisor	Pozorski, Aimee L. (Aimee Lynn)
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	713734086
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