Jane Danielewicz

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Contemporary American Memoirs in Action: How to Do Things with Memoir (2018)Hardcover - 2018, 23 November 2017

Contemporary American Memoirs in Action: How to Do Things with Memoir (2018)
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Part of Series
American Literature Readings in the 21st Century
Print Length
135 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Palgrave MacMillan
Date Published
23 Nov 2017
ISBN-10
3319696017
ISBN-13
9783319696010

Description

This book analyzes a collection of literary memoirs to demonstrate how this genre is an avenue for participation in public life. Writers are repurposing the memoir, a genre known for its personal and expressive function, to engage in debate and serve political goals. The chapters provide case studies for memoir as social action that effects change by looking at the writing of Joan Didion, John Edgar Wideman, James McBride, M. Elaine Mar, Janisse Ray, Lucy Grealy, and Ann Patchett. Drawing on theories of genre and agency, Danielewicz asserts how these writers are acting pragmatically. Memoirs contribute to democratic society by offering solutions, creating new knowledge, revealing social trends, bringing issues to light, creating empathy and connection, and changing public opinion.

Product Details

Author:
Jane Danielewicz
Book Edition:
2018
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
NL
Date Published:
23 November 2017
Dimensions:
21.01 x 14.81 x 0.97 cm
Genre:
Modern
ISBN-10:
3319696017
ISBN-13:
9783319696010
Language:
English
Location:
Cham
Pages:
135
Weight:
331.12 gm

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