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American Autobiography after 9/11 (Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography) by Megan Brown is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is American Autobiography after 9/11 (Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography) about?
In the wake of the 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, American memoirists have wrestled with a wide range of anxieties in their books. They cope with financial crises, encounter difference, or confront norms of identity. Megan Brown contends that such best sellers as Cheryl Strayed’s __Wild__, Elizabeth Gilbert’s __Eat, Pray, Love__, and Tucker Max’s __I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell__ teach readers how to navigate a confusing, changing world. This lively and theoretically grounded book analyzes twenty-first-century memoirs from __Three Cups of Tea__ to __Fun Home__, emphasizing the ways in which they reinforce and circulate ideologies, becoming guides or models for living. Brown expands her inquiry beyond books to the autobiographical narratives in reality television and political speeches. She offers a persuasive explanation for the memoir boom: the genre as a response to an era of uncertainty and struggle.
Who reads American Autobiography after 9/11 (Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Megan Brown
- Publisher
- The University of Wisconsin Press
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780299310332
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Memoir, Science, History
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