03877nam 2200757 a 450 991078199610332120230721010518.00-8139-3057-X(CKB)2550000000052294(EBL)3443943(SSID)ssj0000565780(PQKBManifestationID)11375259(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000565780(PQKBWorkID)10532900(PQKB)10623347(MiAaPQ)EBC3443943(OCoLC)759159931(MdBmJHUP)muse6640(Au-PeEL)EBL3443943(CaPaEBR)ebr10495572(EXLCZ)99255000000005229420090519d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrActs of narrative resistance[electronic resource] women's autobiographical writings in the Americas /Laura J. BeardCharlottesville University of Virginia Press20091 online resource (216 p.)American literatures initiative"The American Literatures Initiative"--T.p. verso.0-8139-2863-X 0-8139-2862-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.""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""New World StudiesAutobiographyWomen authorsAutobiographyPolitical aspectsLatin American prose literatureWomen authorsHistory and criticismLatin American prose literature20th centuryHistory and criticismCanadian prose literatureWomen authorsHistory and criticismCanadian prose literature20th centuryHistory and criticismWomenAmericaBiographyHistory and criticismWomen in literatureBiography as a literary formAutobiographyWomen authors.AutobiographyPolitical aspects.Latin American prose literatureWomen authorsHistory and criticism.Latin American prose literatureHistory and criticism.Canadian prose literatureWomen authorsHistory and criticism.Canadian prose literatureHistory and criticism.WomenBiographyHistory and criticism.Women in literature.Biography as a literary form.809/.933522Beard Laura J.1962-1536547American Literatures Initiative.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781996103321Acts of narrative resistance3785387UNINA