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Peacekeepers: Using Young Adult International War Literature as a Model for Broadening Perspectives and Engaging Youth in Positive Social Change ORATE, January 27, 2012. Chloë Hughes, Ph.D. Associate Professor Western Oregon University. Tour of the Literature.
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Peacekeepers: Using Young Adult International War Literature as a Model for Broadening Perspectives and Engaging Youth in Positive Social ChangeORATE, January 27, 2012 Chloë Hughes, Ph.D. Associate Professor Western Oregon University
Tour of the Literature “The real war will never get into the books.”
Bibliography and Framework for Examining Cultural Authenticity of International Literature
The Bite of the Mango “I may not have hands, but I have a voice,” declares Mariatu.
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier As Beah says, “If I take revenge [and] kill another person [their] family will want revenge, and revenge and revenge and revenge will never end.”
Thura’s Diary: My life in wartime Iraq “Let’s give children the opportunity to be happy; let’s give people the chance to live and hope, to help others, and bring an end to all the suffering.” Thura Al-Windawi
Out of War: True stories from the front lines of the Children’s Movement for Peace in Colombia
Reclaiming Courage and Creativity http://www.un.org/disarmament/education/Movies/ak47_guitar/