Almost The Same, But Not Quite: Mimicry, Mockery and Menace in Swedish Transracial Adoption Narratives

Almost The Same, But Not Quite: Mimicry, Mockery and Menace in Swedish Transracial Adoption Narratives

This study examines the role and implications of mimicry (Bhabha, 1994) and colonial trans-lation (Young, 2003) in Swedish adoption narratives. Through a deconstructive narrative analysis of three Swedish adoption texts: Längtansbarnen: Adoptivförädrar berättar [The Longed for/Longing Children: Adop...

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Main Author: Wyver, Richey
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS) 2016
Subjects:
Sweden
International adoption
Colonial Mimicry
Postcolonial Theory
Transnational/-racial adoption
Narrative Analysis
Colonial Translation
Bhabha
Social Sciences
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-23991

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