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  1. Urban captivity narratives
    women's writing after 9/11
    Published: 2020; © 2020
    Publisher:  Routledge, New York, NY

    "Evolving from a rigorous study of post-9/11 women's writing, Dr. Heather Hillsburg's new monograph identifies an emerging genre, which she names Urban Captivity Narratives. Using examples ranging from memoir to young adult fiction, each of the texts... more

     

    "Evolving from a rigorous study of post-9/11 women's writing, Dr. Heather Hillsburg's new monograph identifies an emerging genre, which she names Urban Captivity Narratives. Using examples ranging from memoir to young adult fiction, each of the texts examined in the study follows a female protagonist who has survived abduction, been held captive for months or even years, and subjected to sexual, emotional, and physical abuse by their captor. Hillsburg contextualizes these narratives, and takes into consideration our current political atmosphere, the role of patriarchy, and various social anxieties that come into play when discussing the kind of oppression seen in these narratives"--

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9780429325236; 0429325231
    Series: Routledge studies in contemporary literature
    Routledge studies in contemporary literature ; 33
    Subjects: Women in literature; Captivity in literature; Abduction in literature; Psychic trauma in literature; American fiction / Women authors / History and criticism; American fiction / 21st century / History and criticism; Women / Crimes against / United States; Kidnapping victims / United States; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 / Influence
    Scope: 1 online resource (141 pages.)
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  2. Urban captivity narratives
    women's writing and genre in a post 9/11 context
    Published: 2019
    Publisher:  Routledge, New York ; Taylor & Francis Group, London

    "Evolving from a rigorous study of post-9/11 women's writing, Dr. Heather Hillsburg's new monograph identifies an emerging genre, which she names Urban Captivity Narratives. Using examples ranging from memoir to young adult fiction, each of the texts... more

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    "Evolving from a rigorous study of post-9/11 women's writing, Dr. Heather Hillsburg's new monograph identifies an emerging genre, which she names Urban Captivity Narratives. Using examples ranging from memoir to young adult fiction, each of the texts examined in the study follows a female protagonist who has survived abduction, been held captive for months or even years, and subjected to sexual, emotional, and physical abuse by their captor. Hillsburg contextualizes these narratives, and takes into consideration our current political atmosphere, the role of patriarchy, and various social anxieties that come into play when discussing the kind of oppression seen in these narratives"--...

     

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