Censorship Processes and Power Relations in Collaborative Autobiographies

  • Caterina Romeo Sapienza Università di Roma
Keywords: Collaborative Autobiography, Italian Postcolonial Literature, Transnational Italian Literature, Cultural Imperialism, Women affiliation

Abstract

The article aims at investigating the relationship between collaborative autobiographies and the trends of Contemporary Italian Postcolonial Literature.

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Author Biography

Caterina Romeo, Sapienza Università di Roma
Caterina Romeo is Researcher and teaches Introduction to Literary Criticism and Gender Studies.

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Published
2015-10-22
How to Cite
Romeo, C. (2015). Censorship Processes and Power Relations in Collaborative Autobiographies. Between, 5(9). https://doi.org/10.13125/2039-6597/1401