The Words. Or Holes. Or Both: Writing as an Integrative Methodology for Trauma

<p>This project seeks to identify methods authors have used to integrate their traumatic experiences. My work will analyze the genre of War Literature and specific authors like J.R.R. Tolkien and Kurt Vonnegut to explore the way writers describe the trauma of combat. Using insights from neuroscience and psychology, I will expand the field of Cognitive Literary Studies from a focus on the reader to a focus on the writer by linking neurological functions with narrative tools.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Year

2023

Author dc:creator

• Castle, Daniel A.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Billy J. Stratton

• Literature
• War literature
• Cognitive literary studies
• Arts and Humanities
• Creative Writing
• Fiction
• Other Psychology
• Psychology

Statement dc:rights

• <p>Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.</p>

Language dc:language

English (eng)

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/2270

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.du.edu:etd-3259