Book
Acts of narrative resistance : women's autobiographical writings in the Americas / Laura J. Beard.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780813928623 (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0813928621 (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780813928630 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 081392863X (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: xiii, 199 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
- Publisher: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2009.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "The American Literatures Initiative"--T.p. verso.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction -- The mirrored self : Helena Parente Cunha's women between mirrors -- The self in exile : Luisa Futoransky's Babelic metatext -- Re-membering the nation by remembering the family : Ana Maria Shua's the book of memories -- The autobiographical text as memory box : Nélida Piñon's the repulbic of dreams -- "The life of Bobbi Lee is about why we must talk" : testimonial literature as a call to action -- "Part of surviving is through remembering" : the ethics and politics of life narratives about Indian residential school experiences.
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- Autobiography > Women authors.
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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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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | COLL BIO BEAR 2009 | 280253 | Biography | Available | - |