Temporal representation in narratives of forced removals : a narrative analysis of life story texts

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dc.contributor.advisorMcCormick, Kayen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBennett, Bonitaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-28T14:16:38Z
dc.date.available2014-08-28T14:16:38Z
dc.date.issued2005en_ZA
dc.description.abstractIn this thesis I have examined the life stories of three victims of forced removals. It is based on an understanding that there is much that we can learn from the lives of 'ordinary people' and that the oral medium is a rich source of understanding other aspects of society. Chapter 1 sketches the background of this study, and the socio-political context within which it has grown. In the main theory section (chapter 2), I provide a general overview of the tools of narrative-based discourse analysis which I have used for my work and lead into a consideration of theories of memory and time. I focus particularly on aspects of representation of time in narrative and explore the nature of traumatic memory in relation to this. In chapter four, my analysis draws attention to the different ways in which narrators make sense of the traumatic event in their lives. In fact, my analysis demonstrates that trauma shares fewer features with 'events' (as understood by Portelli, Ricouer and others), and seems to correspond more closely to an understanding of it as 'duration'. I conclude that the concept of linear time is not the organising principle in the narratives which I have examined, and that the forced removal has been a central occurrence around which the rest of life - and narrating about life is understood.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationBennett, B. (2005). <i>Temporal representation in narratives of forced removals : a narrative analysis of life story texts</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Applied Language and Literacy Studies and Services in Africa. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6716en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationBennett, Bonita. <i>"Temporal representation in narratives of forced removals : a narrative analysis of life story texts."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Applied Language and Literacy Studies and Services in Africa, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6716en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBennett, B. 2005. Temporal representation in narratives of forced removals : a narrative analysis of life story texts. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Bennett, Bonita AB - In this thesis I have examined the life stories of three victims of forced removals. It is based on an understanding that there is much that we can learn from the lives of 'ordinary people' and that the oral medium is a rich source of understanding other aspects of society. Chapter 1 sketches the background of this study, and the socio-political context within which it has grown. In the main theory section (chapter 2), I provide a general overview of the tools of narrative-based discourse analysis which I have used for my work and lead into a consideration of theories of memory and time. I focus particularly on aspects of representation of time in narrative and explore the nature of traumatic memory in relation to this. In chapter four, my analysis draws attention to the different ways in which narrators make sense of the traumatic event in their lives. In fact, my analysis demonstrates that trauma shares fewer features with 'events' (as understood by Portelli, Ricouer and others), and seems to correspond more closely to an understanding of it as 'duration'. I conclude that the concept of linear time is not the organising principle in the narratives which I have examined, and that the forced removal has been a central occurrence around which the rest of life - and narrating about life is understood. DA - 2005 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2005 T1 - Temporal representation in narratives of forced removals : a narrative analysis of life story texts TI - Temporal representation in narratives of forced removals : a narrative analysis of life story texts UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6716 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/6716
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationBennett B. Temporal representation in narratives of forced removals : a narrative analysis of life story texts. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Applied Language and Literacy Studies and Services in Africa, 2005 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6716en_ZA
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dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Applied Language and Literacy Studies and Services in Africaen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
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