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This book analyzes a collection of literary memoirs to demonstrate
how this genre is an avenue for participation in public life.
Writers are repurposing the memoir, a genre known for its personal
and expressive function, to engage in debate and serve political
goals. The chapters provide case studies for memoir as social
action that effects change by looking at the writing of Joan
Didion, John Edgar Wideman, James McBride, M. Elaine Mar, Janisse
Ray, Lucy Grealy, and Ann Patchett. Drawing on theories of genre
and agency, Danielewicz asserts how these writers are acting
pragmatically. Memoirs contribute to democratic society by offering
solutions, creating new knowledge, revealing social trends,
bringing issues to light, creating empathy and connection, and
changing public opinion.
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