Life Narratives and Youth Culture: Representation, Agency and Participation

by A Poletti, K Douglas, Anna Poletti, et al.

This book considers the largely under-recognised contribution that young writers have made to life writing genres such as memoir, letter writing and diaries, as well as their innovative use of independent and social media. The authors argue that these contributions have been historically silenced, subsumed within other literary genres, culturally marginalised or co-opted for political ends. Furthermore, the book considers how life narrative is an...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 113755116X
• ISBN13: 9781137551160
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 267 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.6"