Humour and Healing in Lara Foot Newton’s Reach
Lara Foot Newton’s Reach explores national crises and the limits of forgiveness in post-apartheid South Africa. This article argues that the humour shared between the characters Marion and Solomon allows the reconciliation that occurs between them. The grieving mother and a witness to her son’s murd...
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Postcolonial Literatures and Arts
2026
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| Dostęp online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Streszczenie: | Lara Foot Newton’s Reach explores national crises and the limits of forgiveness in post-apartheid South Africa. This article argues that the humour shared between the characters Marion and Solomon allows the reconciliation that occurs between them. The grieving mother and a witness to her son’s murder use joking to confront, discuss, and redress the stereotypes that form barriers between them. This project was supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Research for this article has also been funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, Project PID2022-141118NB-I00. |
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