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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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Trauma Studies

The article provides a comprehensive overview of Trauma Studies as a field of literary theory and criticism, tracing its evolution from its 19th-century psychoanalytic roots to contemporary literary frameworks. The core concepts and historical shifts detailed in the article can be broken down as follows: Foundations in Freudian Psychoanalysis The field’s core psychological concepts rely […]

🌱 Planted Jun 19, 2026