Projects

Conjuring Phantoms: A Comparative Study of Trauma in Comics

Maaheen Ahmed's postdoctoral project is on trauma in contemporary comics, relying on a broad definition of trauma to encompass the aftermath of large-scale events (the two world wars, 9/11) as well as the reverberations of psychological damage in difficult personal situations.

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Fields of research

Comic, Literature of the 20th century, Literature of the 21st century
Trauma Studies ; post 9/11 ; Trauma

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Maaheen Ahmed

Institutions

Ghent University (UGent)
Department of Literary Studies

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Institutions

Department of Literary Studies, Ghent University
Date of publication: 17.06.2019
Last edited: 17.06.2019