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The Woes of Slavery: Enslaved Women’s Traumatic Journey in Homegoing

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This paper examines the traumatic journey of enslaved women by analysing the oppression and anguish they are subjected to through the lens of trauma theory in Yaa Gyasi's Homegoing (2016). The paper argues that the trauma that enslaved women encountered in Gyasi’s Homegoing takes the form of rape, dehumanisation and deprivation, which were practices rooted in the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

Source: International Journal of Language and Literary Studies

DOI: 10.36892/ijlls.v7i4.2241

Author: Lydia Apio

Institution: Tumu College of Education

Language: English

Topic: Memory, History, Trauma, Identity

Subfield: Philosophy

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Reduced inequalities, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4413300774

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