Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty Publications Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Vineshkumar, Vineetha Anitha; Dazo, Kekhronguu Title A name given to the resource Trauma, Ontological Exile, and the Trans Self: Reading Transgender Autobiographical Narratives from the Global South Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01-01-2025 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Dia-noesis;Volume;18;Issue;2;pp.419-438 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.12681/dia.43470" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.12681/dia.43470</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105027078333?origin=resultslist" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105027078333?origin=resultslist</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Vineshkumar V.A., Department of English and Cultural Studies, CHRIST University, Bengaluru, India; Dazo K., Department of English and Cultural Studies, CHRIST University, Bengaluru, India Description An account of the resource Scholarly understanding of exile usually foregrounds the forced displacement of human beings from one geographical location to another due to war, violence, or fear of persecution. However, exile is also a psychological state of being caused by external factors that need not necessarily be limited to the physicality of dislodgement from a sense of home. This paper explores exile as an ontological condition informed by experiences of trauma, selfhood, and marginalisation from the vantage point of transgender lived experiences from India. The philosophical engagement of these ideas is exemplified by the autobiographical work of a transgender woman, A. Revathi, titled The Truth About Me: A Hijra Life Story. The paper facilitates dialogues between narrativising trauma, psychological exile, and the trans self-using interdisciplinary frameworks of Paul Ilie, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Edward W. Said, Judith Butler, Cathy Caruth, Sara Ahmed, and Shoshana Felman to examine the interconnection between thoughts on trauma, testimony, inner exile, lived experiences, queer phenomenology, and gender performativity. The study observes that the reclamation of transgender selfhood emerges through the act of self-narration. It also reimagines exile and trauma as philosophical processes of self-awareness and becoming. 2025, University of Western Macedonia. All rights reserved. Subject The topic of the resource autobiographical narratives; ontological exile; politics of unbelonging; transgender existential displacement; transgender trauma Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Western Macedonia Relation A related resource ISSN: 2459413X; Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource online