Heterobiography: A Bakhtinian Perspective on Autobiographical Writing
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DOI: 10.1080/14484528.2018.1475055
Abstract: ABSTRACT The contribution offers a synthesis of a Bakhtinian philosophical approach to autobiography, conceived as both a text and a lifeproject, through the theoretical construct of ‘heterobiography.’ Drawing on Bakhtin’s philosophical rather than philological work,… read more here.
Keywords: heterobiography bakhtinian; perspective autobiographical; bakhtinian perspective; writing heterobiography ... See more keywords
Between Self-Expression and Convention: Tibetan Reflections on Autobiographical Writing
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DOI: 10.1080/14484528.2019.1620581
Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper addresses the issue of literary criticism within Tibetan autobiographical writing. It begins with a survey of traditional Tibetan forms of life writing and then zooms in on autobiographies and their specific features.… read more here.
Keywords: writing self; convention; tibetan; self expression ... See more keywords
Translating Psychological Space in Autobiographical Writing
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DOI: 10.3366/tal.2019.0385
Abstract: This article proposes an approach to understanding the translation of psychological space inhabited by the ‘I’ in autobiographical writing. It first investigates features of remembering in autobiographical writing as manifested in multiple temporalities, multiple selves,… read more here.
Keywords: space autobiographical; translation; autobiographical writing; psychological space ... See more keywords