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Posthuman interventions in submerged histories: reconstructing history through memory in Rivers Solomon's The Deep.

Abhishika Dawn¹, G Alan¹

¹Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Chennai, India.

Frontiers in Sociology

|September 10, 2025

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This study examines how Rivers Solomon

Keywords:

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Area of Science:

Literary Criticism
Postcolonial Studies
Trauma Studies

Background:

Collective memory is often shaped by dominant power structures, silencing ancestral and tribal histories, particularly in post-colonial contexts.
Postmemory, the transmission of memories across generations, serves to reclaim silenced histories and challenge canonical narratives.
The transatlantic slave trade's legacy continues to impact successive generations, necessitating methods for processing historical trauma.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze how Rivers Solomon's novel 'The Deep' (2019) explores postmemory and counter-memory in the context of the transatlantic slave trade.
To investigate the role of posthuman characters in embodying and transforming intergenerational trauma into resistance.
To examine how creative reworkings of history through posthumanism offer new understandings of collective resilience against systemic erasure.

Main Methods:

Literary analysis of Rivers Solomon's 'The Deep' (2019).
Application of postmemory and counter-memory theories.
Exploration of posthumanism as a framework for understanding trauma and resilience.

Main Results:

Solomon's narrative utilizes posthuman characters to embody postmemories, transforming suffering into resistance through counter-memory.
The novel engages with mourning and collective catharsis by highlighting erased histories.
Posthuman figurations challenge normative subject positions, offering new perspectives on trauma and resilience.

Conclusions:

Rivers Solomon's 'The Deep' effectively uses postmemory and posthumanism to confront the silenced histories of the transatlantic slave trade.
The articulation of counter-memories by posthuman characters provides a means of resistance and collective healing.
The study demonstrates how literary exploration of posthumanism can illuminate collective experiences of trauma and resilience in the face of historical erasure.