LEADER 03874nam 2200769 a 450 001 9910817320103321 005 20240418044447.0 010 $a0-8139-3057-X 035 $a(CKB)2550000000052294 035 $a(EBL)3443943 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000565780 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11375259 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000565780 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10532900 035 $a(PQKB)10623347 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443943 035 $a(OCoLC)759159931 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse6640 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443943 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10495572 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000052294 100 $a20090519d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aActs of narrative resistance $ewomen's autobiographical writings in the Americas /$fLaura J. Beard 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aCharlottesville $cUniversity of Virginia Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (216 p.) 225 0 $aAmerican literatures initiative 300 $a"The American Literatures Initiative"--T.p. verso. 311 $a0-8139-2863-X 311 $a0-8139-2862-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""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 Mari?a Shua's The Book of Memories""; ""4 The Autobiographical Text as Memory Box: Ne?lida Pin?on's The Republic of Dreams"" 327 $a""PART THREE: Bearing Witness to the Self and the Community: Testimonial Works by Indigenous Women""""5 ""The Life of Bobbi Lee Is about Why We Must Talk"": Testimonial Literature as a Call to Action""; ""6 ""Part of Surviving Is through Remembering"": The Ethics and Politics of Life Narratives about Indian Residential School Experiences""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Works Cited""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z"" 410 0$aNew World Studies 606 $aAutobiography$xWomen authors 606 $aAutobiography$xPolitical aspects 606 $aLatin American prose literature$xWomen authors$xHistory and criticism 606 $aLatin American prose literature$y20th century$xHistory and criticism 606 $aCanadian prose literature$xWomen authors$xHistory and criticism 606 $aCanadian prose literature$y20th century$xHistory and criticism 606 $aWomen$zAmerica$xBiography$xHistory and criticism 606 $aWomen in literature 606 $aBiography as a literary form 615 0$aAutobiography$xWomen authors. 615 0$aAutobiography$xPolitical aspects. 615 0$aLatin American prose literature$xWomen authors$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aLatin American prose literature$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aCanadian prose literature$xWomen authors$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aCanadian prose literature$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aWomen$xBiography$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aWomen in literature. 615 0$aBiography as a literary form. 676 $a809/.933522 700 $aBeard$b Laura J.$f1962-$01678222 712 02$aAmerican Literatures Initiative. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910817320103321 996 $aActs of narrative resistance$94045669 997 $aUNINA