The late 1990s and early 2000s witnessed a surge in the publication and popularity of autobiographical writings about childhood. Linking literary and cultural studies, Drawing on trauma and memory studies and theories of authorship and readership, this title offers commentary on the triumphs, trials, and tribulations that have shaped this genre.
The late 1990s and early 2000s witnessed a surge in the publication and popularity of autobiographical writings about childhood. Linking literary and cultural studies, Drawing on trauma and memory studies and theories of authorship and readership, this title offers commentary on the triumphs, trials, and tribulations that have shaped this genre.
KATE DOUGLASS is a senior lecturer in the department of English, creative writing, and Australian studies at Flinders University, South Australia. She is the coeditor of Trauma Texts.
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Introduction Chapter 1 Creating Childhood Chapter 2 Consuming Childhood Chapter 3 Authoring Childhood Chapter 4 Scripts for Remembering Chapter 5 Scripts for Remembering Chapter 6 Ethics Chapter 7 The Ethics of Reading Conclusion Writing Childhood in the Twenty-First Century Notes Bibliography Index