Postmodern historiography in michael ondaatje's running in the family
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2022
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Postmodernism redefines the term of historiography, and it questions the clear-cut distinction of history and fiction since the movement maintains a notion that history is constructed by human beings just like literature. Furthermore, postmodern thinkers interrogate the role of a historiographer, and how history is generated. They claim that historiography cannot exclude itself from the subjective or ideological manners of the historiographer as he is a person with his own emotions and judgements. Along with the related premises of postmodern scholars, and with the framework of Linda Hutcheon's ideas upon historiography in particular, this study is based on a close reading of an autobiographical novel of Michael Ondaatje. The present article aims to analyze the novel in terms of how history is problematized in the context of the national history of the author's birthplace, the past of his family members, and the intertexts that Ondaatje offers to his readers. The article seeks answers to the questions that are related to the credibility of a historian and generating an objective history. In this regard, it is argued that history exists in a state of uncertainty due to the wealth of interpreters and interpretations.
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Ordu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Dergisi
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