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Contesting Childhood: Autobiography, Trauma and Memory (Series in Childhood Studies)
Contesting Childhood Autobiography Trauma and Memory - Series in Childhood Studies Author:Kate Douglas Drawing on trauma and memory studies and theories of authorship and readership, Contesting Childhood offers commentary on the triumphs, trials, and tribulations that have shaped this genre. Douglas examines the content of the narratives and the limits of their representations, as well as some of the ways in which autobiographies of youth have be... more »come politically important and influential. This study enables readers to discover how stories configure childhood within cultural memory and the public sphere.« less