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Katarzyna Baran THE PAST, MEMORY AND TRAUMA IN YOUNG ADULT DYSTOPIAN WRITING Katarzyna Agnieszka Baran ADVERTIMENT. L'accés als continguts d'aquesta tesi doctoral i la seva utilització ha de respectar els drets de la persona autora. Pot ser utilitzada per a consulta o estudi personal, així com en activitats o materials d'investigació i docència en els termes establerts a l'art. 32 del Text Refós de la Llei de Propietat Intel·lectual (RDL 1/1996). Per altres utilitzacions es requereix l'autorització prèvia i expressa de la persona autora. En qualsevol cas, en la utilització dels seus continguts caldrà indicar de forma clara el nom i cognoms de la persona autora i el títol de la tesi doctoral. No s'autoritza la seva reproducció o altres formes d'explotació efectuades amb finalitats de lucre ni la seva comunicació pública des d'un lloc aliè al servei TDX. Tampoc s'autoritza la presentació del seu contingut en una finestra o marc aliè a TDX (framing). 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Esta reserva de derechos afecta tanto al contenido de la tesis como a sus resúmenes e índices. WARNING. Access to the contents of this doctoral thesis and its use must respect the rights of the author. It can be used for reference or private study, as well as research and learning activities or materials in the terms established by the 32nd article of the Spanish Consolidated Copyright Act (RDL 1/1996). Express and previous authorization of the author is required for any other uses. In any case, when using its content, full name of the author and title of the thesis must be clearly indicated. Reproduction or other forms of for profit use or public communication from outside TDX service is not allowed. Presentation of its content in a window or frame external to TDX (framing) is not authorized either. These rights affect both the content of the thesis and its abstracts and indexes. UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI THE PAST, MEMORY AND TRAUMA IN YOUNG ADULT DYSTOPIAN WRITING Katarzyna Agnieszka Baran Katarzyna Agnieszka Baran THE PAST, MEMORY AND TRAUMA IN YOUNG ADULT DYSTOPIAN WRITING DOCTORAL THESIS Supervised by Dr. Elizabeth Russell Department of English and German Studies (URV) Tarragona 2015 UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI THE PAST, MEMORY AND TRAUMA IN YOUNG ADULT DYSTOPIAN WRITING Katarzyna Agnieszka Baran UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI THE PAST, MEMORY AND TRAUMA IN YOUNG ADULT DYSTOPIAN WRITING Katarzyna Agnieszka Baran DEPARTAMENT D’ESTUDIS ANGLESOS I ALEMANYS URV. Avda. Catalunya 35 43002 Tarragona, Spain Tel. 977 559 755 FAIG CONSTAR que aquest treball, titulat “The Past, Memory and Trauma in Young Adult Dystopian Writing”, que presenta Katarzyna Agnieszka Baran per a l’obtenció del títol de Doctor, ha estat realitzat sota la meva direcció al Departament d’Estudis Anglesos i Alemanys d’aquesta universitat. HAGO CONSTAR que el presente trabajo, titulado “The Past, Memory and Trauma in Young Adult Dystopian Writing”, que presenta Katarzyna Agnieszka Baran para la obtención del título de Doctor, ha sido realizado bajo mi dirección en el Departamento de Estudios Ingleses y Alemanes de esta universidad. I STATE that the present study, entitled “The Past, Memory and Trauma in Young Adult Dystopian Writing”, presented by Katarzyna Agnieszka Baran for the award of the degree of Doctor, has been carried out under my supervision at the Department of English and German Studies of this university. The research and the thesis fulfil all the conditions for the award of a EUROPEAN DOCTORATE, in accordance with current Spanish legislation. Tarragona, 27 d’octubre, 2015 Tarragona, 27 octubre, 2015 Tarragona, 27th October, 2015 La directora de la tesi doctoral La directora de la tesis doctoral Doctoral Thesis Supervisor Dra Elizabeth Russell UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI THE PAST, MEMORY AND TRAUMA IN YOUNG ADULT DYSTOPIAN WRITING Katarzyna Agnieszka Baran UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI THE PAST, MEMORY AND TRAUMA IN YOUNG ADULT DYSTOPIAN WRITING Katarzyna Agnieszka Baran ABSTRACT The last twenty years have witnessed an unprecedented interest in dystopian literature for young adults. During the late 1980s and early 1990s the interdisciplinary field of memory studies began to gain a more widespread recognition. Within this eclectic area of research, trauma became one of the most significant points of focus. Moreover, since the early 1990s, there has been an increase in the publication of children’s books on trauma. However, to date, there has been little scholarly research into the concepts of trauma and memory in dystopian literature for young adults. The main aim of this dissertation is to analyse how the past, memory and trauma are reflected in recent young adult dystopian writing. The thesis examines a selection of novels by American and British writers: Lois Lowry, Doris Lessing, Ursula K. Le Guin and Ally Condie. With the use of theories from the field of memory studies, the thesis traces how, in these novels, memory, the past and history are used by repressive regimes to strengthen the status quo. The function of memory is ambiguous as it can be not only oppressive, but also liberating. The complexities of this process are examined together with the representation of trauma in young adult dystopias. i UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI THE PAST, MEMORY AND TRAUMA IN YOUNG ADULT DYSTOPIAN WRITING Katarzyna Agnieszka Baran UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI THE PAST, MEMORY AND TRAUMA IN YOUNG ADULT DYSTOPIAN WRITING Katarzyna Agnieszka Baran RESUMEN En los últimos veinte años hemos asistido a un auge sin precedentes del interés por la literatura juvenil distópica. A finales de los ochenta y principios de los noventa el campo multidisciplinario de los Estudios sobre la Memoria comenzó a gozar de un reconocimiento generalizado. Dentro de este campo de investigación tan ecléctico los estudios sobre el trauma se convirtieron en uno de los aspectos que más atención ha recibido. Por otro lado, desde principios de los noventa el número de libros sobre trauma dirigidos a un público juvenil ha ido en aumento. Sin embargo, los estudios académicos sobre los conceptos de trauma y memoria en la literatura juvenil distópica son todavía escasos. El principal objetivo que se marca esta tesis es analizar cómo se reflejan el pasado, la memoria y el trauma en obras distópicas juveniles de reciente publicación. La tesis analiza una serie de novelas de autores estadounidenses y británicos como son Lois Lowry, Doris Lessing, Ursula K. Le Guin y Ally Condie. Mediante teorías procedentes de los estudios sobre la memoria, en este trabajo se perfila el modo en que los regímenes represivos utilizan el pasado y la historia para fortalecer el estatus quo. Se analiza también la función ambigua de la memoria, que puede ser no solo opresiva sino también liberadora. Por otra parte, la presente tesis centra su atención en la representación del trauma en distopías juveniles. iii UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI THE PAST, MEMORY AND TRAUMA IN YOUNG ADULT DYSTOPIAN WRITING Katarzyna Agnieszka Baran UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI THE PAST, MEMORY AND TRAUMA IN YOUNG ADULT DYSTOPIAN WRITING Katarzyna Agnieszka Baran RESUM Els últims vint anys han estat testimonis d'un interès sense precedents en la literatura distòpica per als adolescents. Durant la dècada de 1980 i principis de 1990 el camp interdisciplinari d'estudis de la memòria va començar a guanyar un reconeixement més generalitzat. Dins d'aquesta eclèctica àrea d’investigació, els estudis sobre el trauma es va convertir en un dels punts d'enfocament. D'altra banda, des de principis del decenni de 1990, hi ha hagut un augment en el nombre de llibres per a nens sobre el trauma. No obstant això, fins ara, hi ha hagut poca recerca acadèmica en els conceptes de trauma i memòria en la literatura distòpica per als adults joves. L'objectiu principal d'aquesta tesi és analitzar com el passat, la memòria i el trauma es reflecteixen en els recents textos distòpics destinats als adolescents. La tesi examina novel·les d'escriptores americanes i britàniques: Lois Lowry, Doris Lessing, Ursula K. Le Guin i Ally Condie. Amb l'ús de les teories del camp dels estudis de memòria, aquesta tesi traça com en aquestes novel·les la memòria, el passat i la història són utilitzats pels règims repressius per reforçar el statu quo. La tesi explora també l'ambigua funció de la memòria, que pot ser no només una eina d'opressió, sinó que també d'alliberament. D'altra banda, aquesta tesi se centra en la representació de trauma en distopies per a adolescents. v UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI THE PAST, MEMORY AND TRAUMA IN YOUNG ADULT DYSTOPIAN WRITING Katarzyna Agnieszka Baran UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI THE PAST, MEMORY AND TRAUMA IN YOUNG ADULT DYSTOPIAN WRITING Katarzyna Agnieszka Baran ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I am thankful to my supervisor, Dr Elizabeth Russell, who supported me throughout this thesis not only with her knowledge, but also infinite patience and kindness.
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