Getting a Life: Everyday Uses of Autobiography

By: Smith, Sidonie

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From resumes to personal ads, from talk shows to self-help groups, autobiographical storytelling has become a central theme of American culture. Visual media offer possible lives through soap operas, talk shows, and "lifestyle programming", and newspapers and magazines frame their stories as "personality profiles". This text explores a variety of occasions during which people consume personal narratives. This collection aims to expand our understanding of how we negotiate and commodify identity.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0816624909

ISBN13:9780816624904

Release Date:April 1996

Publisher:University of Minnesota Press

Length:432 Pages

Weight:1.25 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"

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Education & Reference Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature & Fiction Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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