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.
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.
Sidonie Smith is Martha Guernsey Colby Collegiate Professor of English and Women’s Studies at the University of Michigan. Julia Watson is professor of comparative studies at Ohio State University.
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Preface Acknowledgments 1. Life Narrative: Definitions and Distinctions 2. Autobiographical Subjects 3. Autobiographical Acts 4. Life Narrative in Historical Perspective 5. In the Wake of the Memoir Boom 6. The Visual-Verbal-Virtual Contexts of Life Narrative 7. A History of Autobiography Criticism Part I: Theorizing Autobiography 8. A History of Autobiography Criticism Part II: Expanding Autobiography Studies 9. A Tool Kit: Twenty-four Strategies for Reading Life Narratives Appendix A. Genres of Life Narrative Appendix B. Group and Classroom Projects Appendix C. Journals and Internet Resources Notes Bibliography Index
Preface Acknowledgments 1. Life Narrative: Definitions and Distinctions 2. Autobiographical Subjects 3. Autobiographical Acts 4. Life Narrative in Historical Perspective 5. In the Wake of the Memoir Boom 6. The Visual-Verbal-Virtual Contexts of Life Narrative 7. A History of Autobiography Criticism Part I: Theorizing Autobiography 8. A History of Autobiography Criticism Part II: Expanding Autobiography Studies 9. A Tool Kit: Twenty-four Strategies for Reading Life Narratives Appendix A. Genres of Life Narrative Appendix B. Group and Classroom Projects Appendix C. Journals and Internet Resources Notes Bibliography Index
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