Trauma and self in the Soviet context: remarks on Gulag writings

Gullotta, A. (2012) Trauma and self in the Soviet context: remarks on Gulag writings. Avtobiografiia: Journal on Life Writing and the Representation of the Self in Russian Culture, 2012(1), pp. 73-87.

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Abstract

The present paper is a first reflection on the ideal approaches to study the corpus of lagernaia memuaristika. The author proposes the novel concept of ‘Soviet repression literature’ as a new key concept to study the whole corpus of literature related to Soviet repression under a genre perspective. In this context, the author stretches the peculiarities of Gulag memoirs in relation to the corpus of Soviet repression literature, and underlines how trauma studies and autobiographical studies might help assessing the corpus.

Item Type:Articles (Other)
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Gullotta, Dr Andrea
Authors: Gullotta, A.
College/School:College of Arts & Humanities > School of Modern Languages and Cultures
Journal Name:Avtobiografiia: Journal on Life Writing and the Representation of the Self in Russian Culture
ISSN:2281-6992
ISSN (Online):2281-6992
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2012 AvtobiografiЯ
First Published:First published in Autobiografiia: Journal on Life Writing and the Representation of the Self in Russian Culture 2012(1):73-87
Publisher Policy:Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher

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