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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781996103321

Autore

Beard Laura J. <1962->

Titolo

Acts of narrative resistance [[electronic resource] ] : women's autobiographical writings in the Americas / / Laura J. Beard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Charlottesville, : University of Virginia Press, 2009

ISBN

0-8139-3057-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 p.)

Collana

American literatures initiative

Disciplina

809/.933522

Soggetti

Autobiography - Women authors

Autobiography - Political aspects

Latin American prose literature - Women authors - History and criticism

Latin American prose literature - 20th century - History and criticism

Canadian prose literature - Women authors - History and criticism

Canadian prose literature - 20th century - History and criticism

Women - America - Biography - History and criticism

Women in literature

Biography as a literary form

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"The American Literatures Initiative"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""PART ONE: Addressing the Self: Autobiographical Metafiction""; ""1 The Mirrored Self: Helena Parente Cunha's Women between Mirrors""; ""2 The Self in Exile: Luisa Futoransky's Babelic Metatext""; ""PART TWO: From Self to Family to Nation: The Family Saga as an Autobiographical Genre""; ""3 Re-membering the Nation by Remembering the Family: Ana María Shua's The Book of Memories""; ""4 The Autobiographical Text as Memory Box: Nélida Piñon's The Republic of Dreams""

""PART THREE: Bearing Witness to the Self and the Community: Testimonial Works by Indigenous Women""""5 ""The Life of Bobbi Lee Is about Why We Must Talk"": Testimonial Literature as a Call to Action""; ""6 ""Part of Surviving Is through Remembering"": The Ethics and Politics of Life Narratives about Indian Residential School Experiences"";



""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Works Cited""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""