1st Edition
Urban Captivity Narratives Women’s Writing After 9/11
By Heather Hillsburg
Copyright 2020
152 Pages
by
Routledge
152 Pages
by
Routledge
152 Pages
by
Routledge
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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,... Read more
Introduction: Missing Girls and Women: The Rise of Urban Captivity Narratives
Chapter 1: Food
Chapter 2: Faith
Chapter 3: Filth
Chapter 4: Freedom
Conclusion: Moral Ambiguity in Post 9/11 Times
Biography
Heather Hillsburg is a sessional instructor at the University of Victoria in British Colombia Canada. She has recently completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Lakehead University in Ontario, Canada. Her research is published in Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy, Feminist Formations, Women’s Studies International Forum, and Sport in Society.
