Contested bodies of asylum-seeking children

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Abstract

Demonstrating the contested and differentiated nature of childhood and youth embodiment, this book responds to political and media discourses that stigmatize unruly youthful bodies, by combining the critical analysis of imagined and disciplined youthfulbodies with a focus on young peoples lived and performed, embodied subjectivities
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationContested bodies of childhood and youth
EditorsKathrin Hörschelmann, Rachel Colls
Place of PublicationBasingstoke
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan Ltd.
Pages136-147
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)9780230201385
Publication statusPublished - 22 Oct 2009

Keywords

  • youth
  • family relationships
  • teenagers
  • social science
  • asylum-seeking
  • childhood

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