Refugee Women, Representation and Education

Taylor & Francis

Refugee Women, Representation and EducationCreating a discourse of self-authorship and potential\nAuthor(s): Melinda McPherson\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138703339, 978-1138703339\nSynopsis\nEven with increased attention to refugee womens issues in the late 20th century, post-colonial discourses have nurtured limiting representations of refugee women, predominantly as subjects of charity and as victims. Adding to a growing body of work in the field, the author challenges this preconception by offering an opportunity for womens voices to shape and influence policy, especially as it pertains to the role of education in the authoring of their own lives.\n\nIn this volume, Melinda McPherson centres refugee womens voices in the educational policy debate. Drawing on interviews with a group of refugee women in Melbourne, she explores purposes of education, and asks what kind of society these women imagine for the.