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Autobiographical Inscriptions
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Author : Barbara Rodriguez
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1999-11-11
Autobiographical Inscriptions written by Barbara Rodriguez and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-11-11 with Literary Criticism categories.
As life-writing began to attract critical attention in the 1950s and 60s, theorists, critics, and practitioners of autobiography concerned themselves with inscribing--that is, establishing or asserting--a set of conventions that would define constructions of identity and acts of self-representation. More recently, however, scholars have identified the ways in which autobiographical works recognize and resist those conventions. Moving beyond the narrow, prescriptive definition of autobiography as the factual, chronological, first-person narrative of the life story, critics have theorized the genre from postmodern and feminist perspectives. Autobiographical Inscriptions contributes a theory of autobiography by women writers of color to this lively repositioning of identity studies. Barbara Rodríguez breaks new ground in the field with a discussion of the ways in which innovations of form and structure bolster the arguments for personhood articulated by Harriet Jacobs, Zora Neale Hurston, Hisaye Yamamoto, Maxine Hong Kingston, Leslie Marmon Silko, Adrienne Kennedy, and Cecile Pineda. Rodríguez maps the intersections of form and structure with issues of race and gender in these women's works. Central to the autobiographical act and to the representation of the self in language, these intersections mark the ways in which the American woman writer of color comments on the process of subject construction as she produces original forms for the life story. In each chapter, Rodríguez pairs canonized texts with less well-known works, reading autobiographical works across cultural contexts and historical periods, and even across artistic media. By raising crucial questions about structure, Autobiographical Inscriptions analyzes the ways in which these texts also destabilize notions of race and gender. The result is a remarkable analysis of the seemingly endless range of formal strategies available to, adopted, and adapted by the American woman writer of color.
Autobiographical Inscriptions
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Author : Barbara Ruth Rodriguez
language : en
Publisher:
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Autobiographical Inscriptions written by Barbara Ruth Rodriguez and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with American prose literature categories.
This discusses the ways that innovations of form and structure contain and bolster arguments for personhood. Organized thematically, with chapters focusing on central questions of form, canonized texts are paired with less well-known works.
A History Of Autobiography In Antiquity
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Author : Georg Misch
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1950
A History Of Autobiography In Antiquity written by Georg Misch and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1950 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Political Autobiographies And Memoirs In Antiquity
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Author : Gabriele Marasco
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2011-09-23
Political Autobiographies And Memoirs In Antiquity written by Gabriele Marasco and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-23 with History categories.
Through the examination of political autobiographies and memoirs, some preserved in their entirety, others known only from fragments, this book offers a fascinating picture of the way characters who stand out in history saw and represented themselves and their own political actions.
The Tradition Of Women S Autobiography
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Author : Estelle C. Jelinek
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2004-03-19
The Tradition Of Women S Autobiography written by Estelle C. Jelinek and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-03-19 with Social Science categories.
Fictional Akkadian Autobiography
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Author : Tremper Longman
language : en
Publisher: Eisenbrauns
Release Date : 1991
Fictional Akkadian Autobiography written by Tremper Longman and has been published by Eisenbrauns this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with History categories.
That autobiography in ancient literature is fictional has long been recognized. The purpose of Longman's study is to delineate the genre of fictional autobiography in Akkadian texts with similar texts from other ancient Near Eastern cultures. Included are the texts of all relevant fictional Akkadian autobiographies, as well as an appendix containing English translations of them. The results of the study are of interest to Assyriologists, but also have implications for students of comparative literature and the Bible.
Seen Not Heard
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Author : Ilona Zsolnay
language : en
Publisher: Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
Release Date : 2023-04-10
Seen Not Heard written by Ilona Zsolnay and has been published by Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-10 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Traditionally, writing--a graphic, multidimensional form of communication--has been approached as a vehicle for representing, and therefore conveying, the spoken word. Moving beyond this manner of analysis, this volume interrogates writing as a medium that is not simply a handmaiden to oral and aural exchange but a communication system that is richly layered and experienced. To exploit this aspect of visual code, scholars from the fields of Egyptology, Sinology, Hittitology, and Assyriology, together with Mesoamericanists, art historians, and a sign language specialist, are brought together in this volume. In its pages, these contributors incorporate into their analyses methods more commonly used in linguistics and semiotics, communication studies, art historical analysis, and traditional philology to new ends in order to form original trajectories of inquiry. Each contribution either lays bare explicit exploitation of visuality in scribal production as a means to cement power, reveal the mystical, induce humor, or expose clandestine views or it locates implicit knowledge schemes and cultural maps underlying and informing these same productions. The pioneering investigations presented in Seen Not Heard reveal that although writing may be heard, the fact that it can also be seen affects its reception and therefore the meaning of any transported phonological units.
Reading Autobiography
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Author : Sidonie Smith
language : en
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Release Date : 2010-07-02
Reading Autobiography written by Sidonie Smith and has been published by U of Minnesota Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-02 with Literary Criticism categories.
With the memoir boom, life storytelling has become ubiquitous and emerged as a distinct field of study. Reading Autobiography, originally published in 2001, was the first comprehensive critical introduction to life writing in all its forms. Widely adopted for undergraduate and graduate-level courses, it is an essential guide for students and scholars reading and interpreting autobiographical texts and methods across the humanities, social sciences, and visual and performing arts. Thoroughly updated, the second edition of Reading Autobiography is the most complete assessment of life narrative in its myriad forms. It lays out a sophisticated, theoretical approach to life writing and the components of autobiographical acts, including memory, experience, identity, embodiment, space, and agency. Sidonie Smith and Julia Watson explore these components, review the history of life writing and the foundations of autobiographical subjectivity, and provide a toolkit for working with twenty-three key concepts. Their survey of innovative forms of life writing, such as autographics and installation self-portraiture, charts recent shifts in autobiographical practice. Especially useful for courses are the appendices: a glossary covering dozens of distinct genres of life writing, proposals for group and classroom projects, and an extensive bibliography.
Embodied Politics In Visual Autobiography
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Author : Sarah Brophy
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2014-11-05
Embodied Politics In Visual Autobiography written by Sarah Brophy and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-05 with Performing Arts categories.
From reality television to film, performance, and video art, autobiography is everywhere in today’s image-obsessed age. With contributions by both artists and scholars, Embodied Politics in Visual Autobiography is a unique examination of visual autobiography’s involvement in the global cultural politics of health, disability, and the body. This provocative collection looks at images of selfhood and embodiment in a variety of media and with a particular focus on bodily identities and practices that challenge the norm: a pregnant man in cyberspace, a fat activist performance troupe, indigenous artists intervening in museums, transnational selves who connect disability to war, and many more. The chapters in Embodied Politics in Visual Autobiography reflect several different theoretical approaches but share a common concern with the ways in which visual culture can generate resistance, critique, and creative interventions. With contributions that investigate digital media, installation art, graphic memoir, performance, film, reality television, photography, and video art, the collection offers a wide-ranging critical account of what is clearly becoming one of the most important issues in contemporary culture.
Teaching Life Writing
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Author : Orly Lael Netzer
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2024-07-05
Teaching Life Writing written by Orly Lael Netzer and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-07-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Teaching Life Writing: Theory, Methodology, and Practice combines research in life writing and pedagogy to examine the role of life stories in diverse learning contexts, disciplines, and global settings. While life stories are increasingly integrated into curricula, their incorporation raises the risk of reducing them to mere historical evidence. Recognizing the importance of teaching life stories in a manner that goes beyond a surface understanding, life-writing scholars have been consistently exploring innovative pedagogical practices to engage with these stories in ways that encourage dynamic and nuanced conversations about identity, agency, authenticity, memory, and truth, as well as the potential of these narratives to instigate social change. This book assembles contributions from a diverse group of international educators, weaving together life writing research, critical reflection, and concrete pedagogical strategies. The chapters are organized around three overarching conversations: the materials, practices, and mediations involved in teaching life writing within the context of contemporary social change. The unique perspectives presented in this collection provide educators with valuable insights into effectively incorporating life stories into their teaching practices. Featuring works by over a dozen educators, the volume interlaces life writing research, critical reflection, and tangible pedagogical practices. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of a/b: Auto/Biography Studies.