Most recent articles by Stephan Milich
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Trauma in contemporary Arab literatureTranslating oblivion
Until recently, modern research into trauma concentrated on cases in the ″white″ and Western world, taking as its point of reference everyday realities in industrial societies. But which forms and kinds of traumas develop in colonised or post-colonial societies? By Stefan Milich
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Literature and the Arab SpringAn Uprising of Words
What subversive role did literature play in the run-up to the uprisings in the Arab world? And should prose, poetry and other literary genres devote themselves entirely to the "revolution" or maintain a critical distance? Answers from Stephan Milich