Growing up with God and Empire: A Postcolonial Analysis of ‘Missionary Kid’ Memoirs

Author:   Stephanie Vandrick
Publisher:   Multilingual Matters
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9781788922326


Pages:   160
Publication Date:   07 December 2018
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Stephanie Vandrick
Publisher:   Multilingual Matters
Imprint:   Multilingual Matters
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9781788922326


ISBN 10:   1788922328
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   07 December 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. The Research Chapter 3. The Exotic Chapter 4. Treatment of Local People Chapter 5. Schooling Chapter 6. Learning Local Languages (or Not) Chapter 7. Gender Chapter 8. Race and Social Class Chapter 9. Implications Personal Epilogue References

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In this exquisitely written book Vandrick takes a postcolonial look at the experiences of missionary kids. Rigorous analysis of their memoirs and personal reflection are weaved together with sensitivity to produce an insightful and at times emotional account of their journeys. This is a stunning piece of work. * Gary Barkhuizen, University of Auckland, New Zealand *


This work provides much food for thought and a list of implications for English language educators that are especially pertinent to those who position themselves within the community of Christian English language educators. -- Mary Shepard Wong, Azusa Pacific University, USA * International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching, Volume 6 (2019) * In this remarkably rich book, Vandrick applies the past and lived experiences of `missionary kids' to a critical discussion of Othering, gender, race and colonialism as they affect us all today. Her excellently accessible application of auto-ethnography and personal narrative brings these topics into everyday contexts of education and language. * Adrian Holliday, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK * Vandrick's empathic yet unflinching reading of this book's at times painful accounts enables us to understand the contradictory discourses and historical forces swirling through and shaping the lives of these children and the adults they became. This highly original work is mandatory reading for all of us who seek to decode the myriad ways privilege is daily produced and reproduced. * Sue Starfield, UNSW Sydney, Australia * In this exquisitely written book Vandrick takes a postcolonial look at the experiences of missionary kids. Rigorous analysis of their memoirs and personal reflection are weaved together with sensitivity to produce an insightful and at times emotional account of their journeys. This is a stunning piece of work. * Gary Barkhuizen, University of Auckland, New Zealand *


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Stephanie Vandrick is a Professor in the Department of Rhetoric and Language at the University of San Francisco, USA. Her research interests include critical and feminist pedagogies, the use of narrative in research and the role of gender and social class in language education. This is her fourth book; she has also written numerous book chapters and journal articles.

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