Getting A Life

Everyday Uses of Autobiography

Sidonie Smith author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of Minnesota Press

Published:1st Apr '96

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Getting A Life cover

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.

ISBN: 9780816624904

Dimensions: 229mm x 149mm x 23mm

Weight: unknown

432 pages