Guilty on the innocent side
Evil Subjectivity in Two Eastern African Child Soldier Memoirs
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3628705 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nick Mdika Tembo (0000-0002-9572-9763, University of the Free State, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-14 |
| Publication date | 2025-07-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Dynamics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0253-3952 • E-ISSN: 1940-7874 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02533952.2025.2469997 |
| OpenAlex | W4412063327 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 15 |
This paper examines the complex representations of child soldiers in China Keitetsi’s Child Soldier and Emmanuel Jal’s War Child. I argue that both memoirs employ diverse narrative strategies to illuminate the dichotomies and ambiguities embedded in our understanding of child soldiers. Through these strategies, Keitetsi and Jal challenge us to rethink the subjectivity of child soldiers, particularly in the context of their placement within post-conflict communities
Criminology · Epistemology · Memoir · Political science · Subjectivity · African history and culture studies · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · South African History and Culture
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |