Beyond Perpetration and Victimhood: Exploring the Gray Zone and Implicated Subjects in A Brief History of Seven Killings.
Addressing the enduring impact of systemic violence and political unrest demands a comprehensive analysis of individual involvement within such contexts, beyond the traditional binaries of victim and perpetrator. A Brief History of Seven Killings, by Marlon James, set against the turbulent backdrop...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Literary Humanities Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 91 - 107 |
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Common Ground Research Networks
Mar2025
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