Nesfield, Victoria

Representing Childhood and Atrocity

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ISBN 13:: 9781438490748
author:: Nesfield, Victoria
format:: Paperback
publisher:: State University of New York Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2023
Pages:: 334
Dimensions:: 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 centimetres (0
Genre:: Nonfiction, Education, Multicultural,
Condition:: New
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Representing Childhood and Atrocity brings together original essays by an international group of scholars to examine how writers and artists have addressed children's experience of atrocity. This collection tackles a challenging subject, balancing the need to confront children with the realities of violence with the risk of emotionally disturbing them. The book covers a broad geographical range, featuring works by both established authors and emerging voices. It is an important contribution to our understanding of how writers have attempted to represent children's experience of atrocity in literature and art. Through its diverse perspectives and approaches, Representing Childhood and Atrocity sheds new light on this complex issue, providing valuable insights for scholars and readers interested in child studies, children's literature, comics studies, education, English literature, and Holocaust, genocide, and memory studies.

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