Vol. 17 No. 1-2 (2026): International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies

Special issue: Shadows of the Self

Guest editors:

Irshad Ahmad Itoo

Shemine Gulamhusein

Published: 2026-09-17

Articles

PREFACE TO THE SPECIAL ISSUE: SHADOWS OF THE SELF

Irshad Ahmad Itoo

1-3
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PARTITION AND CULTURAL MEMORY AS A GATEWAY TO MA’S REVIVAL IN GEETANJALI SHREE’S TOMB OF SAND

Shweta Chaudhary

4-12
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REWRITING THE PAST: CHILDHOOD MEMORY AND CRIMINAL SELF-CONSTRUCTION IN THE BUTCHER BOY AND THE WASP FACTORY

Palak, Aruna Bhat

13-25
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EXPLORING CHILD MALTREATMENT IN DAVE PELZER’S TRILOGY OF MEMOIRS THROUGH THE LENS OF THE THREE-FACTOR THEORY OF CHILD ABUSE

Sahil Rapriya, Nitesh Rajpurohit

26-37
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THE CRADLE AS TRIBUNAL: RAAKHAS FOLKLORE, MATERNAL TRAUMA, AND CULTURAL MEMORY IN MAHABIR KUMAR’S INDIAN CARIBBEAN FOLKLORE SPIRITS

Suhani Thakur, Deepakumari S.

38-55
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ECHOES OF THE SELF IN NATURE: ECOLOGICAL SPACES AND TRAUMA RESOLUTION IN MODERN FICTION

Saumya Agarwal, Nagendra Kumar

56-70
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SCARS OF SILENCE: TRAUMA, MEMORY, AND IDENTITY IN POSTCOLONIAL INDIAN ENGLISH FICTION

Simranjit Kaur, Pawandeep Kaur

71-89
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INHERITANCE OF GRIEF: FEMINIST POSTMEMORY AND DENIAL OF MOURNING IN BANU MUSHTAQ’S “STONE SLABS FOR SHAISTA MAHAL”

Utsha Nishad

90-102
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WITNESSING THE SELF: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY AND TRAUMA TESTIMONY IN GIRL, INTERRUPTED BY SUSANNA KAYSEN AND THE BURN JOURNALS BY BRENT RUNYON

Nirmala, Aakash Deep

103-120
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ENVISIONING RESISTANCE THROUGH TRAUMA: EVALUATING THE INTERSECTIONALITY OF DISABILITY, GENDER, AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF AGENCY IN JUDITH ELLEN HEUMANN’S BEING HEUMANN: AN UNREPENTANT MEMOIR OF A DISABILITY RIGHTS ACTIVIST

Varupi Chahal , Neha Paliwal

121-135
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REPRESENTING CHILDHOOD TRAUMA AND MEMORY IN CONTEMPORARY BOLLYWOOD: A STUDY OF QALA, CHHAPAAK, AND THE SKY IS PINK

Ishika Mahajan, Irshad Ahmad Itoo

136-152
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PHENOMENOLOGIES OF PAIN: SOMATIC MEMORY, HAPTIC MEDIATION, AND TEMPORAL DISJUNCTION ON-SCREEN

Mehvish Nawreen , Irshad Ahmad Itoo

153-167
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FROM SACRED TO MODERN: CHANGING LANDSCAPES IN MAMANG DAI’S HISTORICAL NOVEL ESCAPING THE LAND

Shweta Singh

168-178
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Vol. 17 No. 1-2 (2026): International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies

Articles

PREFACE TO THE SPECIAL ISSUE: SHADOWS OF THE SELF

PARTITION AND CULTURAL MEMORY AS A GATEWAY TO MA’S REVIVAL IN GEETANJALI SHREE’S TOMB OF SAND

REWRITING THE PAST: CHILDHOOD MEMORY AND CRIMINAL SELF-CONSTRUCTION IN THE BUTCHER BOY AND THE WASP FACTORY

EXPLORING CHILD MALTREATMENT IN DAVE PELZER’S TRILOGY OF MEMOIRS THROUGH THE LENS OF THE THREE-FACTOR THEORY OF CHILD ABUSE

THE CRADLE AS TRIBUNAL: RAAKHAS FOLKLORE, MATERNAL TRAUMA, AND CULTURAL MEMORY IN MAHABIR KUMAR’S INDIAN CARIBBEAN FOLKLORE SPIRITS

ECHOES OF THE SELF IN NATURE: ECOLOGICAL SPACES AND TRAUMA RESOLUTION IN MODERN FICTION

SCARS OF SILENCE: TRAUMA, MEMORY, AND IDENTITY IN POSTCOLONIAL INDIAN ENGLISH FICTION

INHERITANCE OF GRIEF: FEMINIST POSTMEMORY AND DENIAL OF MOURNING IN BANU MUSHTAQ’S “STONE SLABS FOR SHAISTA MAHAL”

WITNESSING THE SELF: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY AND TRAUMA TESTIMONY IN GIRL, INTERRUPTED BY SUSANNA KAYSEN AND THE BURN JOURNALS BY BRENT RUNYON

ENVISIONING RESISTANCE THROUGH TRAUMA: EVALUATING THE INTERSECTIONALITY OF DISABILITY, GENDER, AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF AGENCY IN JUDITH ELLEN HEUMANN’S BEING HEUMANN: AN UNREPENTANT MEMOIR OF A DISABILITY RIGHTS ACTIVIST

REPRESENTING CHILDHOOD TRAUMA AND MEMORY IN CONTEMPORARY BOLLYWOOD: A STUDY OF QALA, CHHAPAAK, AND THE SKY IS PINK

PHENOMENOLOGIES OF PAIN: SOMATIC MEMORY, HAPTIC MEDIATION, AND TEMPORAL DISJUNCTION ON-SCREEN

FROM SACRED TO MODERN: CHANGING LANDSCAPES IN MAMANG DAI’S HISTORICAL NOVEL ESCAPING THE LAND

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