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UNINA9910817320103321 |
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Autore |
Beard Laura J. <1962-> |
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Titolo |
Acts of narrative resistance [[electronic resource] ] : women's autobiographical writings in the Americas / / Laura J. Beard |
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Charlottesville, : University of Virginia Press, 2009 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (216 p.) |
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Collana |
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American literatures initiative |
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Disciplina |
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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 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"The American Literatures Initiative"--T.p. verso. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""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""; |
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