Publisher:Montreal ; New York : Black Rose Books, c2006.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-264).
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Introduction : girlhood : surveying the terrain / Yasmin Jiwani, Candis Steenbergen and Claudia Mitchell -- Ch. 1. Aboriginal girls in Canada : living histories of dislocation, exploitation and strength / Pamela J. Downe -- Ch. 2. Survivors stories, surviving narratives : autobiography, memory and trauma across generations / Hourig Attarian and Hermig Yogurtian -- Ch. 3. Les filles Francophones Au Pluriel : opening up girlhood studies to Francophones / Rachel Gouin and Fathiya Wais -- Ch. 4. Violence in the lives of girls in Canada : creating spaces of understanding and change / Yasmin Hussein, Helene Berman, Romy Poletti, Rian Lougheed-Smith, Azmina Ladha, Ashley Ward and Barb MacQuarrie -- Ch. 5. Racialized violence and girls and young women of colour / Yasmin Jiwani -- Ch. 6. Locality, participatory action research, and racialized girls's struggles for citizenship / Jo-Anne Lee --