THE SCIENCE FICTION OF TRAUMA IN MATT HAIG’S THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 7 Sayı: 1, 188 – 200, 31.03.2024

Abdulkadir Ünal

https://doi.org/10.37999/udekad.1436614

Öz

Bu çalışma, Travmanın Bilim Kurgusu olarak bilinen ve bilimkurgu bileşenleri ile travmanın karmaşık etkileri üzerine yapılan çalışmaların kendine özgü bir bileşimini içeren yeni edebi alt türü incelemektedir. Çalışma bilimkurgu anlatılarının travmayı, travmanın karmaşık ve kaotik doğasıyla boğuşmaktan imtina eden geleneksel edebiyat çalışmalarından daha açık bir şekilde ele aldığını ileri sürmektedir. Spekülatif kurgunun analizi, travmayla ilgili semptomların (geriye dönüşler ve disosiyasyon gibi) karmaşık sembolik tasvirlerinin, travmanın kişinin benlik duygusu üzerindeki etkisinin ve önemli travmatik olayların daha geniş toplumsal sonuçlarının keşfedilmesini sağlar. Fütüristik teknolojiyi, dünya dışı varlıklarla karşılaşmayı veya değiştirilmiş toplumu içeren bilim kurgu ortamlarının kullanılması ise travmanın psikolojik ve duygusal sonuçlarını tasvir etme becerisini büyük ölçüde arttırır. Bilim kurgu, uzay gemilerinin ve robotların tasvirinden daha fazlasını kapsar. Travma gibi gerçek insan deneyimlerini araştırmak için kullanılabilir. Bilim kurgu yazarları, sofistike teknoloji, uzaylı uygarlıkları ve fütüristik ortamlar gibi türün olağanüstü bileşenlerini araç olarak kullanır. Bu araçlar, görsel olarak etkileyici aksiyon sahneleri yaratmanın veya kurgusal dünyalar inşa etmenin ötesinde bir amaca hizmet eder. Travmanın duygusal rezonansını arttırmak ve okuyucu için daha ilişkilendirilebilir hale getirmek için kullanılırlar. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Matt Haig’in Gece Yarısı Kütüphanesi adlı eserini, kurgusal tasvirlerin travmanın bilimsel olarak kavranması ve temsil edilmesindeki dinamik ilerlemeleri hem ortaya çıkarabileceği hem de etkileyebileceği Travmanın Bilim Kurgusu unsurlarını kullanarak analiz etmektir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

bilimkurgu ve travma, edebi travma teorisi, gece yarısı kütüphanesi, paralel evrenler, postmodern travma romanı

Kaynakça

• Balaev, M. (2014). Literary trauma theory reconsidered. In Contemporary approaches in literary trauma theory (pp. 1-14). Palgrave Macmillan UK. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137365941_1
• Booker, M. K., & Thomas, A. M. (2009). The science fiction handbook. John Wiley & Sons.
• Caruth, C. (2016). Unclaimed experience: Trauma, narrative, and history. JHU press. https://doi.org/10.56021/9781421421650
• Canavan, G., & Link. (2015). Introduction. In G. Canavan, & E. C. Link (Eds.), The Cambridge companion to American Science Fiction (pp.1-16). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/cco9781107280601.003
• Erikson, K. (1995). Notes on trauma and community. In C. Caruth (Ed.), Trauma: Explorations in memory (pp. 183-199). Johns Hopkins University Press.
• Gana, N. (2013). Trauma ties: Chiasmus and community in Lebanese civil war literature. In G. Buelens, S. Durrant, & R. Eaglestone (Eds.), The Future of Trauma Theory (pp. 77-90). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203493106
• Gomel, E. (2010). Postmodern Science Fiction and temporal imagination. Bloomsbury Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781472542731
• Haig, M. (2020). The Midnight Library. Canongate Books.
• Kamińska, P. (2016). Science-fictionalization of trauma in the works of Doris Lessing. Explorations: A Journal of Language and Literature, (4), 84-96.
• Luckhurst, R. (2013). Future shock: Science Fiction and the trauma paradigm. In G. Buelens, S. Durrant, & R. Eaglestone (Eds.), The Future of Trauma Theory (pp. 157-167). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203493106
• Meares, R. (2000). Intimacy and alienation: Memory, trauma and personal being. Psychology Press. Meillassoux, Q. (2015). Science fiction and extro-science fiction (A. Edlbei, Trans.). Univocal. https://doi.org/10.5749/j.ctt189tts8
• Mendlesohn, F. (2003). Introduction: reading science fiction. In E. James, & F. Mendlesohn (Eds.), The Cambridge companion to Science Fiction (pp.1-10). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/ccol0521816262.001
• Roberts, A. (2009). The copernican revolution. In M. Bould, A. M. Butler, A. Roberts, S. Vint (Eds.), The Routledge companion to science fiction (pp. 3-12). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203871317
• Visser, I. (2014). Trauma and power in postcolonial literary studies. In M. Balaev (Ed.), Contemporary Approaches in Literary Trauma Theory (pp. 106-129). Palgrave Macmillan UK. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137365941_5
• Wicks, A. (2014). “All This Happened, More or Less”: The Science Fiction of Trauma in Slaughterhouse-Five. Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction, 55(3), 329-340. https://doi.org/10.1080/00111619.2013.783786

THE SCIENCE FICTION OF TRAUMA IN MATT HAIG’S THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 7 Sayı: 1, 188 – 200, 31.03.2024

Abdulkadir Ünal

https://doi.org/10.37999/udekad.1436614

Öz

This study examines the emergent literary subgenre known as The Science Fiction of Trauma which involves the distinctive combination of science fiction components and studies of the complicated effects of trauma. The study posits that science fiction narratives often address trauma more explicitly than traditional literary studies, which may shy away from grappling with its complex and chaotic nature. An analysis of speculative fiction allows the exploration of intricate symbolic depictions of symptoms related to trauma (such as flashbacks and dissociation), the influence of trauma on one’s sense of self, and the broader societal ramifications of significant traumatic incidences. Exploiting science fiction settings that incorporate futuristic technology, encounters with extraterrestrial beings, or society that have been altered greatly, enhances the ability to depict the psychological and emotional consequences of trauma. Science fiction encompasses more than just the portrayal of spaceships and robots. It can be utilised to investigate genuine human experiences such as trauma. Science fiction writers employ the extraordinary components of the genre, such as sophisticated technology, alien civilizations, and futuristic settings, as instruments. These tools serve a purpose beyond creating visually impressive action scenes or constructing fictional worlds. They are employed to enhance the emotional resonance of trauma and make it more relatable for the reader. The aim of the study is to analyse Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library conducting the elements of The Science Fiction of Trauma in which fictional portrayals can both reveal and influence the dynamic advancements in scientific comprehension and representation of trauma.

Anahtar Kelimeler

midnight library, parallel universes, literary trauma theory, Science Fiction and trauma, postmodern trauma novel

Kaynakça

• Balaev, M. (2014). Literary trauma theory reconsidered. In Contemporary approaches in literary trauma theory (pp. 1-14). Palgrave Macmillan UK. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137365941_1
• Booker, M. K., & Thomas, A. M. (2009). The science fiction handbook. John Wiley & Sons.
• Caruth, C. (2016). Unclaimed experience: Trauma, narrative, and history. JHU press. https://doi.org/10.56021/9781421421650
• Canavan, G., & Link. (2015). Introduction. In G. Canavan, & E. C. Link (Eds.), The Cambridge companion to American Science Fiction (pp.1-16). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/cco9781107280601.003
• Erikson, K. (1995). Notes on trauma and community. In C. Caruth (Ed.), Trauma: Explorations in memory (pp. 183-199). Johns Hopkins University Press.
• Gana, N. (2013). Trauma ties: Chiasmus and community in Lebanese civil war literature. In G. Buelens, S. Durrant, & R. Eaglestone (Eds.), The Future of Trauma Theory (pp. 77-90). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203493106
• Gomel, E. (2010). Postmodern Science Fiction and temporal imagination. Bloomsbury Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781472542731
• Haig, M. (2020). The Midnight Library. Canongate Books.
• Kamińska, P. (2016). Science-fictionalization of trauma in the works of Doris Lessing. Explorations: A Journal of Language and Literature, (4), 84-96.
• Luckhurst, R. (2013). Future shock: Science Fiction and the trauma paradigm. In G. Buelens, S. Durrant, & R. Eaglestone (Eds.), The Future of Trauma Theory (pp. 157-167). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203493106
• Meares, R. (2000). Intimacy and alienation: Memory, trauma and personal being. Psychology Press. Meillassoux, Q. (2015). Science fiction and extro-science fiction (A. Edlbei, Trans.). Univocal. https://doi.org/10.5749/j.ctt189tts8
• Mendlesohn, F. (2003). Introduction: reading science fiction. In E. James, & F. Mendlesohn (Eds.), The Cambridge companion to Science Fiction (pp.1-10). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/ccol0521816262.001
• Roberts, A. (2009). The copernican revolution. In M. Bould, A. M. Butler, A. Roberts, S. Vint (Eds.), The Routledge companion to science fiction (pp. 3-12). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203871317
• Visser, I. (2014). Trauma and power in postcolonial literary studies. In M. Balaev (Ed.), Contemporary Approaches in Literary Trauma Theory (pp. 106-129). Palgrave Macmillan UK. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137365941_5
• Wicks, A. (2014). “All This Happened, More or Less”: The Science Fiction of Trauma in Slaughterhouse-Five. Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction, 55(3), 329-340. https://doi.org/10.1080/00111619.2013.783786

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