Reading Autobiography is a step-by-step introduction to the differences of self-narrative from fiction and biography the components of autobiographical acts such core concepts as memory, experience, identity, agency, and the body the textual and critical history of the field and prospects for future research. But what's involved in bringing these narratives into the classroom-in creative writing, cultural studies, women's and ethnic studies, and social science and literature courses? How may instructors engage the philosophical, historical, social, and theoretical contexts of the emerging field of autobiography studies? Sidonie Smith and Julia Watson, two authorities in life narrative studies distill their diverse forays into life writing in a concise yet far-reaching overview of key terms, issues, histories, and texts in autobiography studies.
Autobiographical writing is redefining the meaning of narrative, as the recent explosion of memoirs by writers such as Frank McCourt, Mary Karr, Dave Eggers, and Kathryn Harrison suggests. A critical handbook for understanding this vital literary form.
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