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Identity issues of a second generation Holocaust survivor : the role of art therapy in facilitating the writing of family secrets

conference contribution
posted on 2017-12-06, 00:00 authored by Bambi WardBambi Ward
This paper discusses the challenges involved in writing a memoir about identity issues that were hidden from me by my family. It focuses on a discussion of how art therapy enabled me to start writing a memoir of my spiritual journey that includes the revelation of identity related family secrets.

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Parent Title

Writing the Ghost Train: Rewrriting, Remaking, Rediscovering Papers – the Refereed Proceedings of the 20th Conference of the Australasian Association of Writing Programs, Melbourne, Victoria, 29 November - 1 December, 2015

Start Page

1

End Page

16

Number of Pages

16

Start Date

2015-01-01

ISBN-13

9780980757392

Location

Melbourne, Victoria

Publisher

Australasian Association Of Writing Programs

Place of Publication

Melbourne, Vic.

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Peer Reviewed

  • Yes

Open Access

  • No

External Author Affiliations

Higher Education Division (2013- ); Learning and Teaching Education Research Centre (LTERC);

Era Eligible

  • Yes

Name of Conference

Australasian Association of Writing Programs. Conference

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    Keywords

    Art therapyFamily secretsMemoirSpiritual journeyIdentityHolocaustCreative Writing (incl. Playwriting)

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