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Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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 become politically important and influential. This study enables readers to discover how stories configure childhood within cultural memory and the public sphere. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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
