Contemporary American Memoirs in Action How to Do Things with Memoir /

• Main Author: Danielewicz, Jane (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century
• Subjects: America-Literatures.; Literature-Philosophy.; Literature, Modern-20th century.; Literature, Modern-21st century.; North American Literature.; Literary Theory.; Contemporary Literature.

This book analyzes a collection of literary memoirs to demonstrate how this genre is an avenue for participation in public life.  Writers are repurposing the memoir, a genre known for its personal and expressive function, to engage in debate and serve political goals.  The chapters provide case stud...