 | Urban Captivity Narratives: Women’s Writing After 9/11 Subjects: Language & Literature; Literature; Feminist Literature & Theory; Post-Colonial Studies; Postmodernism Literature; Women''s Literature; Literature by Geographic Area; Evolving from a rigorous study of post-9/11 women's writing, Dr. Heather Hillsburg's new monograph identifies an emerging genre, which she names Urban Captivity Narratives. Using examples ranging from memoir to young adult fiction, each of the texts examined in the study follows a female protagonist who has survived abduction, been held captive for months or even years, and subjected to sexual, emotional, and physical abuse by their captor. Hillsburg contextualizes these narratives, and takes into consideration our current political atmosphere, the role of patriarchy, and various social anxieties that come into play when discussing the kind of oppression seen in these narratives. Heather Hillsburg is a sessional instructor at the University of Victoria in British Colombia Canada. She has recently completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Lakehead University in Ontario, Canada. Her research is published in Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy , Feminist Formations , Women's Studies International Forum , and Sport in Society. |
