1st Edition
Trauma, Gender and Ethics in the Works of E.L. Doctorow
Introduction
Chapter 1. Welcome to Hard Times; the Frontier Reconsidered
Shame, Guilt, Violence and Trauma
In Search for a New Gender Order
Discussion and Conclusion
Chapter 2. The Book of Daniel; a Memoir Gone Awry
The Trauma of a Grievous Past
Gender Oppression and/as Power
Discussion and Conclusion
Chapter 3. Ragtime; Remembering the Future
Trauma and Resilience
The Politics of Gender
Discussion and Conclusion
Chapter 4. City of God; with Eyes Past All Grief
Fictionalizing the Holocaust
Voicing Gender
Discussion and Conclusion
Chapter 5. Discussion; the Ethics and Politics of Literature
Conclusion
Biography
María Ferrández San Miguel is a lecturer at the Department of English and German Studies (University of Zaragoza). Her work has been published in journals such as Atlantis, The Nordic Journal of English Studies and Orbis Litterarum, and in volumes such as Memory Frictions: Conflict, Negotiation, Politics (Palgrave MacMillan).
