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Title GEO-TRAUMATIC SPACES: MAPPING POST CATASTROPHE PSYCHOGEOGRAPHY IN SHAMSIE'S BURNT SHADOWS AND TANWEER'S THE SCATTER HERE IS TOO GREAT

Author(s) Maria Zainab

Abstract Title: Geo-Traumatic Spaces: Mapping Post Catastrophe Psychogeography in Shamsie's Burnt Shadows and Tanweer's The Scatter Here is Too Great This research maps the psychogeographical changes that eventuate in the aftermath of a catastrophe as seen in Kamila Shamsie’s Burnt Shadows and Bilal Tanweer’s The Scatter Here is Too Great. Psychogeography expands our understanding of the bond linking psyche and space. The research adapts Catharina Löffler’s conceptualization of psychogeography as well as Rachel Pain’s theorization of geo-trauma to analyze how individuals’ perception of space changes after encounter with a life-altering catastrophe and how trauma manifests itself in places other than the site of the catastrophic event. Psychogeographic analysis of subject novels deepens our understanding of trauma linked to space. The scars left by violence run deep, not only are they visible in the streets and roads of urban spaces but in the psyches of traumatized individuals as well. The psychogeographical understanding of both novels suggests that psychology and geography have a complex relationship whereby the psychology of an individual is affected by the surrounding geography and vice versa. The characters of both novels under consideration bear the physical as well as psychological scars of geospatial destruction. Their trauma linked to the original site of catastrophe manifests itself in the site of ruin as well as spaces other than the site of ruin. This research provides an impetus for further understanding of psychogeography and its significance in trauma studies. The in-depth study of post catastrophe psychogeography allows for a deeper understanding of trauma, its relationship to geography and how it manifests itself it different spaces.

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Publication Date 2025-04-10

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