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CLP: Narrating Trauma in the Nineteenth Century and Now
September 7, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The Covid-19 pandemic changed the way we think about PTSD: how can we understand psychic trauma related to anticipated danger rather than past harm? And how can we tell those stories? Surprisingly, nineteenth-century medicine, culture, and literature had theories about that. This CLP explores nineteenth-century narratives of mental pain in connection with our contemporary cultural moment.
Dr. Gretchen Braun, Professor of English at Furman, received her PhD from the University of California at Davis. She has published multiple articles on Victorian literature and culture; this particular talk is an extension of her recent book Narrating Trauma: Victorian Novels and Modern Stress Disorders, published by Ohio State University Press in 2022.
A reception will follow in the Haynsworth Room.