A Kristevan Approach to Boumah Sheen

Authors

  • Noushin Pakzad

Keywords:

symbolic order, the semiotic, Chora, mother, Kurds, defiance .

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the novel Boomah Shin, which narrates the stories of a group of Kurdish characters, through the lens of Julia Kristeva's psychoanalytic criticism. In this novel, various aspects of the indigenous culture of the Kurds and the complexities of the characters' personalities are explored, with each character recounting the bittersweet experiences of their past.

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References

Barret, Estelle (2011). Kristeva Reframed, London: Taurus. Beardsworth, Sara (2009). “Love’s Lost Labors: Subjectivity, Art, and Politics”, Kelly Oliver and S. K. Keltner, Psychoanalysis, Aesthetics, and Politics in the Work of Kristeva, New York: Suny press. 127142.

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Published

2025-01-01

How to Cite

Noushin Pakzad. (2025). A Kristevan Approach to Boumah Sheen. Pegem Journal of Education and Instruction, 15(1), 300–309. Retrieved from https://pegegog.net/index.php/pegegog/article/view/4093

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2025): PEGEGOG

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