DCU Biography & Life Writing Research Group
Research Group in Biography and Life-Writing at DCU
Dervila Cooke and Azouz Begag
Dervila Cooke and Azouz Begag

Recent book launch

Congratulations to Dr Dervila Cooke on the launch of her new book

On Wednesday 26 March 2025, we celebrated the launch of Dr Dervila Cooke's new book Life Writing and Transcultural Youth in Contemporary France: Azouz Begag, Maryam Madjidi, and Laura Alcoba. 

Dr. Cooke's monograph analyses life writing about youth and childhood by Azouz Begag, Maryam Madjidi and Laura Alcoba, who are Algerian, Iranian and Argentinian heritage respectively. The book examines societal issues in France from 2000 to early 2024 and explores these authors' relationship with France and with their other significant country. Each author uses life writing to express multiple cultural belongings. 

For more information about the book or to purchase your copy, see https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-49234-1

 

Congratulations Dr Dervila Cooke!