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Acts of Narrative Resistance: Women's Autobiographical Writings in the Americas

Laura J. Beard

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Description:This exploration of women's autobiographical writings in theAmericas focuses on three specific genres: testimonio, metafiction, and the familysaga as the story of a nation. What makes Laura J. Beard's work distinctive is herpairing of readings of life narratives by women from different countries andtraditions. Her section on metafiction focuses on works by Helena Parente Cunha, ofBrazil, and Luisa Futoranksy, of Argentina; the family sagas explored are by AnaMar a Shua and N lida Pi on, of Argentina and Brazil, respectively; and the sectionon testimonio highlights narratives by Lee Maracle and Shirley Sterling, fromdifferent Indigenous nations in British Columbia. In these texts Beard terms "genresof resistance," women resist the cultural definitions imposed upon them in an effortto speak and name their own experiences. The author situates her work in the contextof not only other feminist studies of women's autobiographies but also thecontinuing study of inter-American literature that is demanding more comparative andcross-cultural approaches."Acts of NarrativeResistance "addresses prominent issues in the fields ofautobiography, comparative literature, and women's studies, and in inter-American, Latin American, and Native American studies.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Acts of Narrative Resistance: Women's Autobiographical Writings in the Americas. To get started finding Acts of Narrative Resistance: Women's Autobiographical Writings in the Americas, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 216

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: University of Virginia Press

Release: 2009

ISBN: 081393057X

Description: This exploration of women's autobiographical writings in theAmericas focuses on three specific genres: testimonio, metafiction, and the familysaga as the story of a nation. What makes Laura J. Beard's work distinctive is herpairing of readings of life narratives by women from different countries andtraditions. Her section on metafiction focuses on works by Helena Parente Cunha, ofBrazil, and Luisa Futoranksy, of Argentina; the family sagas explored are by AnaMar a Shua and N lida Pi on, of Argentina and Brazil, respectively; and the sectionon testimonio highlights narratives by Lee Maracle and Shirley Sterling, fromdifferent Indigenous nations in British Columbia. In these texts Beard terms "genresof resistance," women resist the cultural definitions imposed upon them in an effortto speak and name their own experiences. The author situates her work in the contextof not only other feminist studies of women's autobiographies but also thecontinuing study of inter-American literature that is demanding more comparative andcross-cultural approaches."Acts of NarrativeResistance "addresses prominent issues in the fields ofautobiography, comparative literature, and women's studies, and in inter-American, Latin American, and Native American studies.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Acts of Narrative Resistance: Women's Autobiographical Writings in the Americas. To get started finding Acts of Narrative Resistance: Women's Autobiographical Writings in the Americas, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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