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Critique of the ‘Unspeakability’ Model in Trauma Studies

While Cathy Caruth’s 1990s model was foundational for bringing trauma into literary criticism, it faced heavy pushback starting in the late 1990s and 2000s. Critics from psychology, history, and postcolonial studies argued that her definition of trauma was too narrow, politically limited, and overly reliant on Western, white, and middle-class frameworks. The primary criticisms and […]

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🌱 Planted Jun 19, 2026

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The Rise of Worldbuilding and the Decline of Literature

In this article, G.M. Baker argues that worldbuilding has evolved from a tool used to support storytelling into a distinct, participatory art form of its own. He contends that this shift has fundamentally changed modern fiction, elevating expansive, open-ended universes at the expense of traditional, close-ended literary plots. Baker distinguishes between the structural demands of […]

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🌱 Planted Jun 6, 2026