A Study of Trauma Writing by John Edgar Wideman
by Chen Hong
About This Novel
John Edgar Wildman (1941-) is a famous contemporary African-American writer and social critic in the United States. In more than half a century of diligent writing, he has won many awards for his exquisite style and serious thinking on contemporary issues, and is known as "one of the most outstanding and talented black male writers of our time." In his works, Wideman repeatedly writes about his own trauma and family tragedy, revisits the historical trauma of African Americans, and also focuses on the unbearable pain of domination, discrimination, and segregation that the lower classes in inner cities in the United States cannot bear in the post-civil rights era. Under the perspective of trauma theory, this book combines contemporary autobiography theory and new historicism theory to provide an in-depth analysis of Wideman's trauma writing. Wideman's work is a site of traumatic memory for African Americans, revealing the traumatic experiences and psychological realities of the dispossessed and forgotten, highlighting the healing power of storytelling. By writing about trauma, Wideman played the role of witness and social critic, demonstrating his deep concern for the plight of African Americans.
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