Reading autobiography

About this book

Life Writing in the Long Run gathers twenty-one essays by Sidonie Smith and Julia Watson written in collaboration or solo and published over the last quarter-century. It includes the introductions to their five edited collections; essays focused on such autobiographical genres as autoethnography, Bildungsroman, diary, digital life writing, genealogy, graphic memoir, human rights witnessing, manifesto; and essays engaging the key concepts of authenticity, performativity, postcoloniality, relationality, and visuality.  Available in print, eBook, and open access versions, this collection captures decades of exciting developments in the field, making it indispensable reading for courses on modes and media of self-presentation in cultural, gender, and literary studies and feminist theory.

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· 232 pages · ≈ 4 h 18 m · Moderate

How long does it take to read Reading autobiography?

About ≈ 4 h 18 m — 232 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mReading autobiography~4 h 18 m

How many pages is Reading autobiography?

232 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320Reading autobiography232

What genre is Reading autobiography?

It sits on the Biography & Memoir shelves.

Is Reading autobiography in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Who wrote Reading autobiography?

Sidonie Smith.