The purpose of this study is to explore and analyze the usage of photography in Annie Ernaux’s The Years. We explain the relationship between photography and memory and history through theories proposed by Liz Wells, Roland Barthes and Susan Sontag and explain the importance of photography as a narrative tool, as used by Ernaux. We discover how the collective memory of France is embedded in the memories of the narrator, and how the ekphrasis of photos helps uncover these memories and historical changes in order to express Ernaux’ explicit goals with the text – to “express the lived dimension of History”.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:lnu-123863 |
| Date | January 2023 |
| Creators | Hagström, Viktor |
| Publisher | Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för språk (SPR) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | French |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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