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The Collectivity of Life is a study of autobiographical writing and
oral histories situated in the late twentieth century United
States. The central thesis is that by studying how the authors of
these narratives articulate space in their stories, we can uncover
a recurring critique of meritocratic individualism and reconstruct
a counter-mythology that locates social mobility in collectivist
experiences. Fourteen autobiographical works are studied, including
those of Malcolm X, Audre Lorde, Barack Obama, and numerous other
from multiple ethnic and several regions of the U.S., ranging from
1964 through 2008. More than 40 oral histories housed in archives
in several regions of the country help to establish the book's
goal. By using a concept of space, this book shifts the focus of
personal narrative from the internal resources of the individual to
networks of support and collective efforts in the formation of
their identities and the basis of their life accomplishments.
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Mythologies (Paperback)
Joel Wendland-Lui
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