@article {451,
	title = {Representation of Trauma as a Political Apparatus in Julian Barnes{\textquoteright}s the Noise of Time},
	journal = {The IUP Journal of English Studies},
	volume = {12},
	year = {2017},
	month = {12/2017},
	pages = {7-24},
	type = {Research},
	chapter = {7},
	abstract = {<p>This essay explores the function of trauma as a political apparatus in Julian Barnes{\textquoteright}s latest novel The Noise of Time (2016). Focusing on the artistic life of worldly, well-known Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich, Barnes{\textquoteright}s narrative shows how trauma, as a dominant political apparatus, is systematically implemented by Stalin{\textquoteright}s State of Terror or Power and how it dramatically impacts the psychological state of an artist. By presenting three stages of the central character{\textquoteright}s traumatic experiences, the omniscient narrator represents trauma{\textquoteright}s continuous impact on Shostakovich{\textquoteright}s mind through his own retrospective perspective. The narrative focuses on Shostakovich{\textquoteright}s constant sense of fear and intense panic at three decisive points of life when he finds himself in humiliating conversations with Power. The narrative presents the manner in which Shostakovich{\textquoteright}s mind is possessed by the horrors, fears, and anxieties of both his traumatic experiences and post-traumatic recollections.</p>},
	keywords = {Julian Barnes, Power, Psychological Trauma, The Noise of Time, Trauma as a Political Apparatus, Traumatic Experiences and Memory},
	url = {https://www.iupindia.in/1712/English\%20Studies/Representation_of_Trauma.html},
	author = {Nayebpour, Karam}
}
