Narrative and Genre

Narrative and Genre presents exciting new debates in an emerging field, where international academics from a plethora of disciplines examine the conventions and restrictions of language and genre and how they influence our communication.

Sommario

Notes on contributors, Introduction to the series, Acknowledgements, 1 INTRODUCTION, 2 ORAL HISTORY AS GENRE, 3 SILENCES, 4 A BRAZILIAN WORKER’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY IN AN UNEXPECTED FORM, 5 FAMILY FABLES, 6 ANECDOTE AS NARRATIVE RESOURCE IN WORKING-CLASS LIFE STORIES, 7 MY LIFE AS CONSUMER, 8 DISTANT HOMES, OUR GENRE, 9 THE ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEW IN A CROSSCULTURAL SETTING, 10 IN THE ARCHIVE, IN THE FIELD, 11 SHARING AND RESHAPING LIFE STORIES, RAPHAEL SAMUEL, RAPHAEL SAMUEL, A call for contributions, Index

Info autore

Mary Chamberlain, Paul Thompson

Riassunto

Narrative and Genre presents exciting new debates in an emerging field, where international academics from a plethora of disciplines examine the conventions and restrictions of language and genre and how they influence our communication.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Mary Chamberlain (Editore), Paul Thompson (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 18.12.1997
• EAN: 9780415151986
• ISBN: 978-0-415-15198-6
• Pagine: 218
• Dimensioni: 156 mm x 244 mm x 22 mm
• Peso: 481 g
• Categoria: Saggistica > Storia > Altro