مجلة النص
Volume 13, Numéro 1, Pages 593-606
2026-06-06
Theatre And Trauma Ethical Wit(h)nessing In Isabella Hammad’s Enter Ghost (2023)
Authors : Djaballah Selma .
Abstract
This paper examines the concepts of trauma and ethical wit(h)nessing in Isabella Hammad’s Enter Ghost (2023), exploring the role of theatre as a means for personal and generational healing. Set in the midst of the Palestinian conflict, the novel follows Sonia as she becomes involved in an Arabic production of Hamlet in the West Bank. Using Nikki Tulk’s concept of performing the wound and Bracha Ettinger’s matrixial gaze, the paper investigates how theatricality serves as a medium for healing trauma and reclaiming cultural identity. To achieve this endeavor, this study analyzes Hammad’s contextualization of Shakespeare’s Hamlet as a site of resistance. Furthermore, it inspects how the reframing of trauma through the ethical wit(h)nessing of performance enables us to share, and process trauma ethically.
Keywords
ethical wit(h)nessing ; Hamlet ; theatre ; trauma ; Palestine
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