Date of Award
Spring 5-2012
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Degree Program
English
Department
English
Major Professor
Elizabeth Steeby
Second Advisor
Earle Bryant
Third Advisor
John Hazlett
Abstract
A comparative analysis of Leslie Marmon Silko’s Ceremony and Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon, with a focus on individual as well as collective memory work in historically marginalized indigenous and African-American communities, respectively. This represents a critical study of how the novels invoke progressive and redemptive models of remembering, as well as foreground the role of spiritual guides in the transformative process from trauma towards healing.
Recommended Citation
Kazi-Nance, Ambata K., "Traumatic and Healing Memory in Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony and Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon" (2012). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 1450.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1450
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