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    3. Haiti's Earthquake's Nickname and Some Women's Trauma

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Ulysse,Gina Athena (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    2011-04
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Meridians: Feminism, Race, Transnationalism
    Journal Title Details:
    11(1) : 141-143
    Notes:
    Discusses the January 2010 earthquake that struck in Haiti, focusing on the name of Goudougoudou which Haitians have given the natural disaster. Topics include the onomatopoeic nature of the name which resembles the destruction of buildings, the psychological impact the earthquake has had on Haitian women, and Haiti's efforts to relieve the psychological trauma of the event for children.