A' is for Auschwitz: psychoanalysis, trauma theory, and the 'Children's Literature of Atrocity'
Titre' A' is for Auschwitz: psychoanalysis, trauma theory, and the 'Children's Literature of Atrocity'
Auteur
Call numberP809.89282/001
N° d'objet10997
Lieu de publicationBaltimore, Maryland, United States
Année de publication
2005
Pagination29p.,bibliography
MatérielOuvrage à feuillets mobiles
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