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Getting A Life: Everyday Uses of Autobiography
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Getting A Life: Everyday Uses of Autobiography

Sidonie Smith
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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.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Country
United States
Date
1 May 1996
Pages
432
ISBN
9780816624904

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.

Read More
Format
Paperback
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Country
United States
Date
1 May 1996
Pages
432
ISBN
9780816624904

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