Contesting Childhood: Autobiography, Trauma, and Memory

by 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 the genre of autobiographical writings about childhood. 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 become politically important and influential.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813546648
• ISBN13: 9780813546643
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"