Mark My Words: The Trauma of Abducted Women in Two Short Stories by Ramapada Chaudhury

  1. Llano Busta, Andrea 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Oviedo
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    Universidad de Oviedo

    Oviedo, España

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Revista:
Indialogs: Spanish journal of India studies

ISSN: 2339-8523

Año de publicación: 2019

Título del ejemplar: Wrongs / Agravios

Volumen: 6

Páginas: 45-64

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.5565/REV/INDIALOGS.125 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: Indialogs: Spanish journal of India studies

Resumen

Desde el cambio de paradigma en los años 90, la dimensión humana de la Partición ha ganado visibilidad en el ámbito académico, principalmente con respecto a las mujeres secuestradas. Tanto su rapto como las medidas gubernamentales adoptadas las privaban de libre albedrío e intensificaban una experiencia ya de por sí traumática. Este artículo se centra en su representación en dos relatos de Ramapada Chaudhury: “Embrace” y “The Stricken Daughter”. Por medio de teoría del trauma y de afectos, se pone de relieve la individualidad de las secuestradas pese a su trasfondo común y se muestra que sucesos históricos aparentemente contrarios como el rapto y la recuperación se combinan para causar un trauma mediado por el género. El objetivo final es demostrar que el afecto a través de palabras (o la falta del mismo) es el factor determinante para cicatrizar heridas.

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