Abstract

People want to hear stories of war. When a storyteller is the person who has fought at the forefront, audiences find the story even more engaging. For fighters who lived through traumatic experiences, life and death demand new definitions. This study uncovers the narratives through in-depth interviews with six women who fought or witnessed the civil war in Nepal to explore how such narratives transform into collective memory. Combining different methods within the thematic analysis and narrative mode for interpreting stories and utilizing research poetry as a tool for art-based analysis, this study explores how these women share their unique perceptions of the conflict in terms of violence, victory, war, peace, family and relationships.

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