New and Experimental Approaches to Writing Lives
Synopsis
With recent advances in digital technology, a number of exciting and innovative approaches to writing lives have emerged, from graphic memoirs to blogs and other visual-verbal-virtual texts. This edited collection is a timely study of new approaches to writing lives, including literary docu-memoir, autobiographical cartography, social media life writing and autobiographical writing for children. Combining literary theory with insightful critical approaches, each essay offers a serious study of innovative forms of life writing, with a view to reflecting on best practice and offering the reader practical guidance on methods and techniques. Offering a range of practical exercises and an insight into cutting-edge literary methodologies, this is an inspiring and thought-provoking companion for students of literature and creative writing studying courses on life writing, memoir or creative non-fiction.Book details
- Author:
- Hugh Craig, Donna Lee Brien, Michael Sala, Kate Douglas, Willa McDonald, Sonya Huber, David Walker, Vanessa Berry, Page Richards, Jessica Wilkinson, Amanda Norman, Emma Newport
- ISBN:
- 9781350309197
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781352007183
- Publisher:
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Pages:
- N/A
- Reading age:
- Not specified
- Includes images:
- Yes
- Date of addition:
- 2021-11-07
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2019
- Copyright by:
- Jo Parnell and The Authors, under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- Language Arts, Nonfiction