Autobiografiction: Strategies of (Self) Representation
This survey of Canadian autobiographical writing from Susannna Moody to the present highlights the ambiguities of the genre. Whether they be colonial writers trying to resist dislocation from imperial culture or contemporary postmodern authors practising systematic displacement from all central narr...
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| Materialtyp: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Språk: | Anglais |
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Commonwealth Essays and Studies
2024
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| Länkar: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Sammanfattning: | This survey of Canadian autobiographical writing from Susannna Moody to the present highlights the ambiguities of the genre. Whether they be colonial writers trying to resist dislocation from imperial culture or contemporary postmodern authors practising systematic displacement from all central narrative form of production, they all call the reader’s attention to the constructed and suspect notion of a single truth. |
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