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...
Main Author: | Wyver, Richey |
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Format: | Others |
Language: | English |
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Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)
2016
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-23991 |
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