Catharsis: stories

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Ashlee M. Shefer (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Advisor
Xhenet Aliu

Abstract: This collection of stories explores the ways in which women navigate emotional suppression in relation to mental illness and trauma. The characters are thrust into a variety of situations that force them to reopen old wounds, confront past trauma, or shed light on their current mental states in order to find emotional reprieve.

Additional Information

Publication
Thesis
Language: English
Date: 2021
Keywords
Feminism, Mental illness, Trauma
Subjects
Women $v Fiction
Psychic trauma $v Fiction
Mental illness $v Fiction

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