Refugee Life Narratives — The Disturbing Potential of a Genre and the Case of Mende Nazer

Helff, Sissy

doi:10.1163/9789042028166_022

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“…in addition to various forms of print media, i include other media of self-representation such as film and digital film. For a detailed discussion of auto/biographical writing by refugees see Helff (2008a) and for an analysis of recent representations of refugees in film and digital media see Helff (2008b).…”

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Children in Detention: Juvenile Authors Recollect Refugee Stories

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2007

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'Dark Dreams: Australian Refugee Stories by Young Writers aged 11-20 Years', which is considered as one of the most original literary attempts made to grapple with the overwhelming number of often untold and nameless refugee stories in Australia, is discussed. Two short texts which cover the war and migration zones of Vietnam and Afghanistan, and are biographical accounts which differ in genre and style are considered for discussion.

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