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Author(s): Benaouda Lebdai
ISBN(s): 9781443871570, 1443871575
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Year: 2015
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 1443871575

ISBN 13: 9781443871570

Author: Benaouda Lebdai 

Autobiography, a fully-recognised genre within mainstream literature today, has evolved massively in the last few decades, particularly through colonial and postcolonial texts. By using autobiography as a means of expression, many postcolonial writers were able to describe their experiences in the face of the denial of personal expression for centuries. This book is centred around the recounting and analysis of such a phenomenon. Literary purists often reject autobiography as a fully-fledged literary genre, perceiving it rather as a mere life report or a descriptive diary. The colonial and postcolonial autobiographical texts analysed in this book refute such perceptions, and demonstrate a subtle combination of literary qualities and the recounting of real-life experiences. This book demonstrates that colonial and postcolonial autobiographical texts have established their ‘literarity’. The need for postcolonial authors to express themselves through the ‘I’ and the ‘me’, as subjects and not as objects, is the essence of this book, and confirms that self-affirmation through autobiographical writing is indeed an art form.

Table of contents: 

Chapter 1: Introduction
• Defining Autobiography in Postcolonial Contexts
• Rationale and Objectives of the Study
• Overview of Methodology and Structure

Chapter 2: Theoretical Frameworks
• Key Concepts in Autobiographical Writing
• Foundations of Postcolonial Theory
• Intersections Between Autobiography and Postcolonial Critique

Chapter 3: Historical and Cultural Context
• Colonial Legacies and the Emergence of a Postcolonial Self
• Shifts in Narrative Practices: From Colonial Accounts to Autobiographical Voices
• The Role of Memory, Myth, and History in Shaping Identity

Chapter 4: Autobiography as a Tool for Resistance
• Narrative as a Form of Political and Social Critique
• Case Studies of Prominent Postcolonial Autobiographies
• Writing as an Act of Empowerment and Reclamation

Chapter 5: Narrative Strategies and Techniques
• Structural and Stylistic Choices in Autobiographical Writing
• The Use of Multivocality and Fragmentation
• Language, Translation, and the Negotiation of Identity

Chapter 6: Critical Analysis of Selected Texts
• In-depth Readings of Key Autobiographical Works
• Comparative Perspectives Across Different Regions and Cultures
• The Impact of Autobiographical Narratives on Postcolonial Discourse

Chapter 7: Debates and Challenges
• Authenticity, Subjectivity, and the Problem of Representation
• Critiques of Autobiographical Approaches in Postcolonial Studies
• The Tension Between Personal Experience and Collective Memory

Chapter 8: Future Directions in Autobiographical Writing
• Emerging Trends in Postcolonial Narratives
• Implications for Contemporary Literary Criticism
• Prospects for Further Research

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