Mentor/s
Emily Bryan
Participation Type
Paper Talk
Abstract
Analyzing the theory of Dr Joy DeGruy Leary’s Post traumatic Slave syndrome through The Bluest Eye and Beloved. This paper will examine the impact that slavery has on a black woman's ability to mother her child. As well as the trauma that it brings onto those children.
College and Major available
English
Academic Level
Undergraduate student
Location
Session 1: Digital Commons & Martire 153
Start Day/Time
4-23-2025 2:00 PM
End Day/Time
4-23-2025 3:15 PM
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
Prize Categories
Best Multidisciplinary Research or Collaboration, Most Scholarly Impact or Potential, Best Writing
Bridging the Gap: Reading Toni Morrison’s Beloved and The Bluest Eye with Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome
Session 1: Digital Commons & Martire 153
Analyzing the theory of Dr Joy DeGruy Leary’s Post traumatic Slave syndrome through The Bluest Eye and Beloved. This paper will examine the impact that slavery has on a black woman's ability to mother her child. As well as the trauma that it brings onto those children.
Students' Information
Ayasha Cantey is a Senior English major with minors in Creative Writing, Women, Gender, and Sexuality studies, and Health Humanities. Ayasha is a member of Sigma Tau Delta- English Honors Society. She is also a research assistant for the Untitled Othello Project. She is involved in the Multicultural Center, where she works as a resource guide and an MACC student connector.
Class of 2025
Winner, Best Writing 2025 Award