Representations of Forgetting in Life Writing and Fiction (Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies) - Tapa blanda

Gudmundsdottir, Gunnthorunn

 
9781349955916: Representations of Forgetting in Life Writing and Fiction (Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies)
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ISBN 10: 1349955914 ISBN 13: 9781349955916
Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018

Sinopsis

This book primarily focuses on the concept of forgetting, with particular emphasis on how we can trace the forgotten in contemporary life writing and memory texts. It consists of two main parts: the first concentrates on life writing in particular and what the author calls "scenes of forgetting"; the second examines both fiction and autobiographies that deal with questions of collective memory/forgetting. The book’s principal aim is to map methods and strategies writers employ when writing the forgotten - it argues that forgetting is a constant companion in any memory text and plays a decisive role in the memory work performed in the texts. The main theoretical objective is to examine carefully the connection between collective memory and personal memory, by drawing from two disciplines at once: memory studies and theories on life writing. By considering both areas of research, the conclusions of this study are able to feed into both theoretical perspectives. 


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Gunnthorunn Gudmundsdottir is Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Iceland and holds a PhD from the University of London, UK. Her research interests include life writing, memory studies, photography and writers’ autobiographies. Among her publications on life writing is the book Borderlines: Autobiography and Fiction in Postmodern Life Writing. 

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This book primarily focuses on the concept of forgetting, with particular emphasis on how we can trace the forgotten in contemporary life writing and memory texts. It consists of two main parts: the first concentrates on life writing in particular and what the author calls scenes of forgetting ; the second examines both fiction and autobiographies that deal with questions of collective memory/forgetting. The book s principal aim is to map methods and strategies writers employ when writing the forgotten it argues that forgetting is a constant companion in any memory text and plays a decisive role in the memory work performed in the texts. The main theoretical objective is to examine carefully the connection between collective memory and personal memory, by drawing from two disciplines at once: memory studies and theories on life writing. By considering both areas of research, the conclusions of this study are able to feed into both theoretical perspectives. 


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Palgrave Macmillan
Año de publicación
2018
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ISBN 10 
1349955914
ISBN 13 
9781349955916
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