Narrating Authority

Narrating Authority: Gender, Power, and Social Norms in Life Writing and Children's Stories explores how narratives shape and challenge authority across personal and cultural domains. Bringing together chapters on autobiographies, memoirs, and children's literature, the volume examines how gendered voices negotiate power, self-representation, and social expectations. It highlights the ways in which life writing contests silences, while children's stories both reinforce and resist dominant ideologies. Interdisciplinary in scope, this collection offers fresh insights into the intersections of narrative, authority, and identity, making it valuable for scholars of literature, gender studies, and cultural studies. About the Editors Dr. Kanu Priya is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at Amity University Haryana, with 16 years of teaching and research experience. She has co-authored Myth, Identity and Subalternity: A Comparative Study of Eugene O'Neill and Girish Karnad and has presented papers at national and international conferences. Dr. Komal Yadav is an Assistant Professor of English Literature at Kamala Nehru College, University of Delhi, specializing in gender studies. Her research has been published in prestigious SCOPUS and Web of Science journals, solidifying her expertise in the field. She actively participates in academic discourse by attending workshops and seminars and presenting her work at national and international conferences. Dr. Yadav's commitment to teaching and learning is evident in her extensive experience at universities across India, bringing a diverse and well-rounded perspective to her pedagogy.