"Like Alice, I Was Brave" The Girl in the Text in Olemaun’s Residential School Narratives
In the genre of residential school narratives for children, Not My Girl (2014) stands out for the determination, courage, and resilience of its narrator, a young girl who chooses to go to a Catholic boarding school, and then draws on both her culture and a British novel, Alice in Wonderland, about a...
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Published in | Girlhood studies Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 121 - 136 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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New York
Berghahn Journals
22.12.2017
Berghahn Books, Inc |
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Summary: | In the genre of residential school narratives for children, Not My Girl (2014) stands out for the determination, courage, and resilience of its narrator, a young girl who chooses to go to a Catholic boarding school, and then draws on both her culture and a British novel, Alice in Wonderland, about a brave girl for strength and resilience. This article traces Olemaun’s journey as she follows Alice into literacy but finds her own methods of resisting colonial oppression and asserting Indigenous agency. |
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Bibliography: | Original Article Articles |
ISSN: | 1938-8209 1938-8322 |
DOI: | 10.3167/ghs.2017.100310 |