Growing up with God and Empire - A Postcolonial Analysis of 'Missionary Kid' Memoirs

This book analyzes the memoirs of 42 'missionary kids' - the children of North American Protestant missionaries in countries all over the world during the 20th century. It explores ways in which the missionary enterprise was part of the Western colonial enterprise, and ways in which a colonial mindset is unconsciously manifested in these memoirs.

About the author

Stephanie Vandrick is a Professor in the Department of Rhetoric and Language at the University of San Francisco, USA. Her research interests include critical and feminist pedagogies, the use of narrative in research and the role of gender and social class in language education. This is her fourth book; she has also written numerous book chapters and journal articles.

Summary

This book analyzes the memoirs of 42 ‘missionary kids’ – the children of North American Protestant missionaries in countries all over the world during the 20th century. It explores ways in which the missionary enterprise was part of the Western colonial enterprise, and ways in which a colonial mindset is unconsciously manifested in these memoirs.

Product details

• Authors: Stephanie Vandrick
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781788922319
• ISBN: 978-1-78892-231-9
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 210 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 216 g
• Series: Critical Language and Literacy Studies; Critical Language and Literacy; Critical Language and Literacy Studies; Critical Language and Literacy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Humanities (general); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education