Trauma Theory in Children’s Literature

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Result on the web

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Trauma Theory in Children’s Literature

Original language description

This lecture introduced trauma theory and its application in contemporary English-language children’s literature, with a focus on narratives of war, forced migration, and displacement. It provided an introduction to selected key concepts in trauma theory, including repression, silence, fragmentation, postmemory, witnessing, and recovery. The lecture outlined the historical development of trauma theory, from the early work of Sigmund Freud and Josef Breuer to later contributions by scholars such as Cathy Caruth, Judith Herman, and Marianne Hirsch. Particular attention was paid to why children’s literature represents an important medium for engaging with traumatic experiences, highlighting the role of metaphor, symbolism, and visual storytelling in addressing fear, loss, and memory.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

W - Workshop organization

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

60205 - Literary theory

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Event location

Olomouc

Event country

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

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Event ending date

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Total number of attendees

15

Foreign attendee count

1

Type of event by attendee nationality

EUR - Evropská akce