Getting A Life - Everyday Uses of Autobiography (Paperback, New)

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.

General

Imprint:	University of Minnesota Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 1996
First published:	April 1996
Authors:	Sidonie Smith
Contributors:	Julia Watson
Dimensions:	229 x 149 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	432
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-8166-2490-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary theory Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Biography > General
LSN:	0-8166-2490-9
Barcode:	9780816624904

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