A' is for Auschwitz: psychoanalysis, trauma theory, and the 'Children's Literature of Atrocity'
Title' A' is for Auschwitz: psychoanalysis, trauma theory, and the 'Children's Literature of Atrocity'
Author
Call numberP809.89282/001
Object number10997
Place of publicationBaltimore, Maryland, United States
PublisherJohn Hopkins University Press
Year of publication
2005
Physical description29p.,bibliography
MaterialLoose-leaf
NotesArticle from the journal 'Children's Literature' No.33 pp120-149
Description
States that despite the difficulties of representing the Holocaust, or perhaps because of them, there seems to be consensus that children's literature is the most rather than the least appropriate literary forum for trauma work. Subjects previously thought to be too upsetting for children are now deemed appropriate and even necessary