The Collectivity of Life

The Collectivity of Life
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 229
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ISBN-10 : 9781498513968
ISBN-13 : 1498513964
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Book Synopsis The Collectivity of Life by : Joel Wendland

Download or read book The Collectivity of Life written by Joel Wendland and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-02-01 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Collectivity of Life is a study of autobiographical writing and oral histories situated in the late twentieth century United States. The central thesis is that by studying how the authors of these narratives articulate space in their stories, we can uncover a recurring critique of meritocratic individualism and reconstruct a counter-mythology that locates social mobility in collectivist experiences. Fourteen autobiographical works are studied, including those of Malcolm X, Audre Lorde, Barack Obama, and numerous other from multiple ethnic and several regions of the U.S., ranging from 1964 through 2008. More than 40 oral histories housed in archives in several regions of the country help to establish the book’s goal. By using a concept of space, this book shifts the focus of personal narrative from the internal resources of the individual to networks of support and collective efforts in the formation of their identities and the basis of their life accomplishments.


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