The contributions to this volume probe the complex relationship of trauma, memory, and narrative. By looking at the South African situation through the lens of

In this ground-breaking study, Sabine Binder analyses the complex ways in which female crime fictional victims, detectives and perpetrators in South African cri

This book investigates the many ways in which contemporary African fiction has reflected on themes of responsibility and complicity during the postcolonial peri

This volume addresses cultural and literary narratives of trauma in South Asian literature. Presenting a novel cross-cultural perspective on trauma theory, the

This book fills a gap in the field of contemporary trauma studies by interrogating the relevance of trauma for African literatures. Kurtz argues that a thoughtf