Adopted Women and Biological Fathers: Reimagining stories of origin and trauma
Author:   Elizabeth Hughes (Birkbeck, University of London, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138691018


Pages:   175
Publication Date:   01 March 2017
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Author:   Elizabeth Hughes (Birkbeck, University of London, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.294kg
ISBN:  

9781138691018


ISBN 10:   1138691011
Pages:   175
Publication Date:   01 March 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Preface Introduction 1. Wounded Women: The discursive construction of adoption and maternal separation trauma 2. Trauma Culture Interlude 1 3. Adopted Women and The Missing Father: Paternal absence and the production of truth Interlude 2 4. In Their Own Words: Adopted women, otherness and the quest for truth 5. The Search for Origins: Self-discovery, fragmentation and the fantasy of return 6. Naming and Giving Voice: Rethinking the ways in which adopted women and biological fathers have been constituted 7. Who am I?: Adopted women’s storied and subject positions 8. Becoming an Adoptive Subject Interlude 3 9. Multiple Voices/Multiple Selves Conclusion Appendix References

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Elizabeth Hughes was awarded the Symonds Prize 2015 for her essay ‘There’s No Such Thing As A Whole Story: The Psychosocial Implications of Adopted Women’s Experiences of Finding Their Biological Fathers in Adulthood’, published as a lead article in the journal Studies in Gender and Sexuality. She is Associate Research Fellow in the Department of Psychosocial Studies, Birkbeck, University of London, UK.

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