 | Trauma, Memory and Silence of the Irish Woman in Contemporary Literature: Wounds of the Body and the Soul Subjects: Behavioral Sciences; Humanities; Language & Literature; Mental Health; History; Literature; Trauma Studies; Irish History; Interdisciplinary Literary Studies; Literary/ Critical Theory; Literature by Geographic Area; This volume studies the manifestations of female trauma through the exploration of multiple wounds, inflicted on both body and mind (Caruth 1996, 3) and the soul of Irish women from Northern Ireland and the Republic within a contemporary context, and in literary works written at the turn of the twenty-first century and beyond. These artistic manifestations connect tradition and modernity, debunk myths, break the silence with the exposure of uncomfortable realities, dismantle stereotypes and reflect reality with precision. Women's issues and female experiences depicted in contemporary fiction may provide an explanation for past and present gender dynamics, revealing a pathway for further renegotiation of gender roles and the achievement of equilibrium and equality between sexes. These works might help to seal and heal wounds both old and new and offer solutions to the quandaries of tomorrow. Madalina Armie earned a master's degree in English language and literature in 2014 from the University of Almería.She is currently teaching at the University of Almeria. Verónica Membrive completed her Ph.D. at the University of Almería (2017) on Irish travel writers in Spain during the twentieth-century. She is currently teaching English at the University of Almería. She has been awarded the International George Campbell Award for her research on Hiberno-Spanish cultural relations (University of Málaga, 2018). |
