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    om tity to prcology 0 extilty”(19). Malipl cont ronson race erent a ete sew range fener tet tetany tg got om ncn sg eg ‘thor et sod met ep te te ae aor opel communi. oe ct ec ea re sociation, which wil reson fer the ext decade’ “What are pew ‘Pobalization? To what extent can the notion ofa world republi of = Serfaty apd ome ety trace ef acne ry mui ad ite Sete ce Scholars of fe narrative il cntribte torch dial esuetaar ae cn in unde einen cma ‘Too! Kit: Twenty-four Strategies for Reading Life Narratives vox pk 4 memoir in your lac bookstore tht oaks interesting and ra aims pge Or yous ake to read a wel-enown aloe we er aaeg couse o eam. OF You cote won apse Arie Fee eae posing fora itor projet. ou fd youl tas tne at ily being sing wc pope eal one a ‘ther ith trie fhe ps pe comply of utbiograpica cts tht we ave cated ote ed wbat ed of eston might ou ak as ou Bee Se paths subgraphs maces? How, exact ight 7 paper we present you wth 2 "ool ki” for aproaching sb cooing sate vere, The ets of estons n tres ure SS Sonate der ofr eeig pons and sas oar a tureanng yf lena: lato toy Ty mh eect pao depart for wring your owe aobiogrphcl Agency People el stoi oftheir ves trough the cla scripts veal 0 Frere Is they ae poverned by trl srctres bout sl presentation saan cen coins ow do peopl chang hearer wt ree cular ors thas bave sip hem a pata Had of ace a thing bck” this canging Fhe terms of sabes acy gong agen oe might ey BE AeY sabe wey che fle weting practic, many of which ve the moa vee cn exiting oi and ole formations? a bat Po epatte ie wing to dap socal rangement ender sel undestinings? then standings? Is the naeator self conscious abe ineeuping elt sep? oe Si how de nares ogo Kinds of tai’ How. fr nance do paral womcs wre seed ‘tac stlcturessbout female dy, itu, and modesty when they are engugdin thea of ling thie sores xp! Hoe oe an colon abject wre bck the emp a foment eed ‘sles than human as cide? Tat i are there tec means of ing hog th nares that he been sed fs cooad ace wad anew revised nacae fposiy Do sch marae ee Anes they ago thr vey of Seana ae ne asian langage the nth ent What ngs a et angge and seazplesof aston des the nara ply in telng be none Agee en deve om ackawledging te imtsefknoiegoc sees Where and how then doe arr thematnhsoee eat senowing or ably to inept his rhe ie and per sncblgtiontoamotte eames Adenceaaadtesee An autobiographical arate may aes mull dion ts thee a Person to whom this text is explicitly addressed, perhaps in the dedication, ‘rata eucal mornet inthe narrative? Why might the armas eshety ame abd adres speci reader as nate! Is thereon npc What kindof gener reader dos the text sem to be desing? Another way offing ths quent ak reader ideal aueace doe th ext ak ou tobe Fos posted asa syipathetc ae fo hence see wht ad of ving render elety maleate shar ato tpi tent Whe dtc Youo beth hind of adr? Artes instoctons fr tein ened fa pric or rbd in he ace? - Auth nd tenity sad pon knowledge fat merino ha ee hose ies mportnt, whose ie might eof nee os Bonde pas ipl ae futon about ie araives, ‘Does the var adres the feof authori and she ght to speak th story, ety inthe narrative? Does he na iorace toe touble by the act of teling the sory? Hove does the lyr enact the auto tel her tory And what ‘Bout the waspresine aspect of pul expsure? How does the pam tor normaie of moderate them? Does Se have recourse to a author ypu who introduces the ext le promised ced inthe text at & ‘ore of mtbr? Dos the nator incorporate the bogey of toring igre nto et tet? At wha pois nthe naratve mst ihe nurating et reset self? How ls reset? By the end ofthe rete haste eling rere authorize the teller? Autos andthe Hail Moment “Wat kads of histor! knowlege can be brought to bear when rating ie arate? = ithe the hry ofthe cultura meaning of “ators” What dtm to be an "euthor at the istrcal momen in which the are tom pb en created? We kre, fr instance hat he Se was writen pbb, an ce on of aaborhip change racy when coprght eames leg erent inthe ely alneterth century. The eal concept of copyright wc ht people bed a propitary interest in thir om stories. Ths sw rclatonip to the personal ory ail diferent from exer eal mystic suc as Margery Kempe tated scnonipe Wes ed Chowne her story She wan te Chistian ct bebe Gods art oboe See Se mig wt aur merigs 2 mre seated sesins wrt or pushed Were there eligous, rid plt SESINC tt ison momen Asoier may to thik bout hse PEE Gsm toa wa of vestments people area ‘eth av peor partes cter rope eon ar Thing have teen portant fo arate t oneel a peso ry. Sere ple! Whe cc mgt ava an vesment inp Third we might lo ak how er sve nd cut conne tons nd shite ear ponte crpoing and pblicon oats "arate by ingens Asta fhe se cled Seen Generate have Ben crc othe rcodrton ote hsry af ate pole through which Aboriginal cen were “een he flies Final we can histori present pacts by sting what kin of uct ped yt oe el nd vi Wt {nd terol ston today? ws Te Atop? isinguish among the hore, cating, nara nd ieshogia Ts ofthe text? (Se chapter 3) What ithe poston of he irl person writing the euabiogapy wither ctrl wor For Sestance she an outside a peominent gr, imeigran of someane nena chl Ian outsides wat kind of outer she? Wha hinds Alfexenceare scant her enya erm pear aco ee lg ls, sexually cccpstion, lel satus for example, rina sane, How woul ou describe them rating "P? What Kad of tone comes through the arate Yl fee rn roman elect, seritl tangesve! What kindof ory docs the nestor sek tel about hima? How would you describe the gap betwee ap beeen the mcrating (or narrator) and the brated"? then" n the tet est sophie figre than the nar? What kindof tention doe the ‘attr psy tothe younger. more ave or ue persona er Son of hms Are there mule narrated"? Ther ral important question abou the ior notion of pee sonhood andthe mening oflvsat he time of wing the er logit noon of he afin the sl-naratr How da changing tions of "F-nes or peronbood aft heel nmratve you are rending And interpreting How the life cyl understood? The reatonsip a Individual the ole? The lationship ofan nvide istry and time! What kind of pb roles see important and piped? toons tum ofthe comic book shapes the eng ofthe Consider ho the med ry seoentation ofthe try 10 Iie mory. What eflcte ae produced by Fees pune ad gues a wel a nent tM bosed or unbened on the page What ete rhetorical nd orate pac af th jatposton Of fame Does the segmentation hoo pater ae a enfin ora tonic ect? What th etn ‘hipoftie vice ver narration aboe the frame todaloge bubbles wih i? re tere other Kinds of verbal tags within the frame? How would JP Where docsit ference ebro fom ye cecum bok set? What Kind of ial dea ar emphased? ee shncr val media for instance, photographs naps peat edit, ‘Maas drawingy-teprodued inline drawing. aod 0 what efit ‘Shand nagar ad eb text echo ox sppert each other Whete des ot shown tebe? Did he sme person do Nhe varpng eed rangement You describe the style of ravi Tach sup fration ihe apna rg? Santo the eng nd rad Ts of ewig wha 2 ne ese nrc gh he rps! How wou you dese eee aes of meting and oes fle repreetto? wether pe eterna tog Ise there places where the maker I expicily va nr nand roving te image Cle io 9), 08 ‘eorspnnr cron reference cm Sour sean apne te a te pid spear or audience he logit atin an to wha eect Me bos, what sa we Looe dos the sutgapic ame or eqs? How Redan embodies : ‘Precisely when and where does the body become visible in the ot bring embod ino foes, trate! Which pur, Fe eco wnble? What does tat visblity mean? How ae = ily ted tothe community om which the marae Sey and a eon! ter word Row the ie ofthe ‘teed bythe lity os body Wnt ual eang tata tothe radon test Do pata boy proces tke on gna? Dos tees «pats vanish rom theatre tome poi Are thre by ier than he sartrs tthe nares ernie regs ening ine ore ft ara the bay end that eile and erie the body aco econ Angdiment othe calton of deste? Whats he rap been she rtral body os nrang" sd body plc Hore ay tet isan enc Aas wed now producto? Ast tbo dave daly Dos os the life narrative seems tolawe enpentehncéect and enne and Csre andntnding ofthe indo the arr wes ope Con, aswel wrk and confine meget Gok "he cn oe tn Hw yo cu eo a Yu might lo lack the artes ve tlie narrative the a. lator Asobogaghy ‘While readers canno esate ether the paychodynemis a the pits ofr if Weng. serge ra out hem of el laboration. she narrative a product of more than one person? What bin of cobra notre has here ee? shi an soo ‘rete nthe slg oe rae ad wht ate our sures rnin hist Who i peetd a pean inthe mca? To pat Tener eye se Ts woe vue dou bea in thoes th coro ascribe ade er rnc to he ai, eo ecner taming soo nesta ated fe eos te tng or presemarond mat ofthe marae nate poles we vRegtic inthe calorie sltlonship? What are te diferenes is? And whats ae eaween the nator andthe efor or aman play those diference? Who has benefited socal or Bacall rom the ling ofthe sary? ais The ethical ses of writing Me nacatv are many that i el conse {rence upon the weer o ther peopl es may ensue fom pubs ‘Ramer nd from edi Are there evelatos in the neti the nigh be ural or embrcssingovingpeople—the wer fa iy end ober ht might cpr br peo ea tas? Where does te aca inal that someting he has led i seal compromising o anges? What justifcaons docs the Sacre give for pulsing sch itt and potently compromising “ett of personal if rte lives of eer? What are the elturl cow “tins ate istorial moment of wring tht sable iis {revelation Whotporpse or msesmight the araing"” haven Wiolmingthose norms? “hue as a ec of readership. As readers, we may el onesy bout reading oaratves of ral aera, deren or slow ‘Whats etl ved for th reader a engaging, fo example, a Jatve or profound sufering? How is your own ea sense diferent dered such fe nara rom he way st woud bein, sya novel? Vat derence is there nthe Kind af soy tht wn our asses pment of the narstor? i I | | dene How des th sara win the eerie oe thew corporate in a tent perder ef te narathc ce taht How does the nant abet ean tc fey “writing and publicizing a personal story? What kinds of authority doce io! Te iy oa! wha ot “tec etn th tuts fer arate? Noe when pric ings oder Introduced into the text. Why and dene fos ss uoray eld enact td ta cachet apnea bry Ando does hat ocr? Arh stents o ells in th oat conti wih ther prs ofthe nati caning ou dot Ws ssi herria enone hth Wht stake realy (the larger In avin text sce “ruth” account ofa let Wht diflerence would it mle toler the narrative is fabrication? Hace t perience How and whe a appl tthe story of experienc mde in the ‘et tht opel tabay gener endo i ef re or sii orl regs ata ety cin! Ae thereany ‘be ashoriyoepeene? ee Do the different interpretations. " waned ofan experience in araties writen vel putrn and bee ofthe autbiogaphe sory! Do te cheap fom of tet ts spl hate een epee spec toa prac hae een? Do sch ung pel ait tn hiking bout the narrators bebe system, or he nature of Memon. tr aceltursitin the stories lable that istorcl moment? “The nro sot the onl ne engaged in interpreting wat cont tue experience We as readers ne els historically embedded, ou an. Ansan of what counts a experience history stated Hw os Your historic uation a a reaer aot the lpr or readaily of iy of Reading Pais the rnding public not atc entity bat clean with sharply i Fring competency inte and need, We may at, who made up the reading public or consumes fhe fe arate a ete es writen? ‘Who ight ave Beard he sory resurted? Whe weald have een ie Ie and whet woul the alta mening of tery have Ben? Thiak of the teaing pblicin expensive terms Who woud ave percased or bor red the book? Who head he story a 8 celta by word of moat? ‘What eles might group suchas ibrar o alk shows hve played ‘the calton ofthe narrative? Wha evidence s aval bout the ins of books people were reading at this tne or what he author was reoing wl writing? Or heel eidence abut he ex are thee tier books or Kind books you might hyptheie thatthe writer was realng? These canbe df question to answer Bees ofthe kind of ‘eexch ele, bt he ean el fascinating discoveries. Books with anesended pring histor ay suggest changing cla sponses toa aurea mere diferent edsions. The aptiy trate of ary Rowandson or xan, orginally published in 68, fas lng history of editions speming more tan vee handed years Comparing ever eins of ext sch athe Rolandson marae may fev changes nthe tex tations, pee and aera fn ooking tithe history of pablietion you might ask the following oesons. Wht tierce are neieablein scene iiton ofthe arative—changes book se typeface, we of ration, desig, qual of pape coe page cacti, ands on? Have tere bec change inthe content onthe lion of intoductions prefaces appends! How has the narrative fen edited athe mio-ormacrclewe? Who sued the vais etion? Where wete they pblshd? Wha itr factors might account fr thee changes? Wht dings the deen hia moments of te mui etions? Can you dser shifting suns and eshural ie fie narrative through the history of hs book? Finally how id hs ae rive come nt yourhande? Where might go fr eving yout han dey ‘What model of tet wee clay rable othe parte ath parr hora meen? Wha del of tet ar tod (eal the stinson beeen te penn ing th naan td 1) trepresent th mbt? What the fee orcas af hemody scot hs epesein? Wht qr or eerie seo hve een xd neontrming to pt ode of emt Ar there vel Wii ces sr on hin the rao How dos the nario nee tons of Meni and rest tothe consis of genes in pring heer Mls fendered sate oracle abe, ane se? Doone Aiteence dominator cut the arate tal tine? Or thee mulipiton ef enti? Where do you fd evens of cnn odes af ety t wen the te Wha te sigan of ths, Conradtons and eft Does tena semo be vee of he Confit det aen confab mated in he a te the nara ens hin ving lity mah es {5 what ols the ifn some Kd fe etn Hi an we productive rater than reacties desrie thi multiple of Ment rowedgeand Se Knog Ieishpil diet pots or method fame pradtion Consider whee th arate tes sp formal selina, or © mehod for interpreting eens or pares expeincs Doe the tal sopra mye sel! How dos the arate eropte Carl forms of knowledge abe a the hse momo wag ‘What ratonhip does the eeaing "make between wld of he word of ethers and slg? Doe the marae I pe ate sernatve sources of kaowiedge? Dows the act of narating bis ie bring the autobiographical aratorto dierent ways of kong ht tet Wh ind of knowledge cond the reading ote if marae produce wenary Distinctions canbe made about the binds and me st ac of renin re emphasized! And wha ines of remem Seng? Caden Courting? “wh aero a nthe tex? Does the narrator always remember foreland parte Ean of memos nthe tet fut sada? Ordos the nara ellatenton hinge TRE Siete Does th ero le the ery at of emenberng gulcan eme win th rave? Ta ow oer th “hat man fscesng eer he at? arehesourenl een Aehey penal ea sn, hot ject ly store eno)? Ae thy poe Goce, eaney th text Wats the atin of personal pub cms “fremendeancen the arate! one or he oer peor PO Arctd tthe ie anaes udiences and purposes? arate Ptingand Hades at nrative pling pate ae aedo strate the slave Think out the patern of acon ad sk youre, is gene pter that of he Bidungroman, stor of development inthe scl word? ‘conesonl elf examination’ A coming oats ef. consclounes ‘hnory of conversion through all and enlightenment? A try of i idea elemaking? A call to action? A narcative of the insu tim tht shes embeded ina ger cols! Are there mule mein the text or doe one aterm dominate? Where ae tsi in pti che ing? And wt are heeft those shi? How dos gi How doe icone? “ (Phat ae the stores ofthe narrative plotings identified? That i, whpancorner they vel otbe sear Whee cultural a historically, do the narrates employ cane from? Which aarates ‘ome fom the dominart clue and which frm allerative ov cvese ‘all sores? Caner the soil oatons ofthese sores shoul ‘gio fats, polit beliefs and practi, amily sory. work orp prentceship cultural stereotypes. Does the lie narcative resemble and become recognizable trough uber Kinds of wring cuenta the ne (cows journalism, eter)? carefully the reationshlp between narrate pling and models of identi. For expe» marae athe self made an ese 2 ploting tht taker the native subject rst through an apprentice, ship and then though succesive stages of pbleacomplihrent ened ‘Think a wl about ways in which the poste fhe storing are dawn fom and may incorporate a vacety of fae forms and ae into the ploting. Wht forms or orgeizng principles, ae employed for instance, Ie poe, bl ter, ey main or testimony Ae ‘asa image such as photographs and iluratons med inte a. ‘veto cl the stary and involve the ender? What ae the fs fee maps? What posite nd contin do cach ofthese frm ce ox dale The tbe, for inte, llows the inividval “tobe under. ‘ood asan algo typeof human agp, The meditation us te tention avay fom whet an “Is done inthe world and towatd the meaning of reds moment ina lager spiel Rotor ofthe nual The pot at once gies sho the nar, embodying er for the ed stad creates a phantom aca tery donating her, Onin nes The myriad olinefrms of alf-aeaion ince Blogs onlie jurul, soci network ses, and mailer environments These ofr areas tocplore subject a ways that ae prowostine questions Hw det the auobiograpical aaa preset ber. oral? thee enemas om ote corrdation tothe fesh-and Nod histor or ae bert taken fr eampe in Secondlife where all any ané many choos ‘mal or monster tures [the link between the Koil pereoage ed theassumed or impersonate online important forthe amtrction of sn autobiographical" oF the online typical or exer “every. rcoc't What coordinates of Wey frmaton—nce, sender, ex plat ccteearesedeed gle or leptin he ie! Wh iow nade about thir feof he nr, ad wht medi ‘eecrufeaon of hoe cms te iodaced photograph, ideo Wha ids of experience at nny tno snort cones st nese template and potcsls nay ao fiten and oct tiga ofthe site enable or disable the performative enactment of subject ‘Online lives. anike ives in pin form. are vulnerable to technolog cal utes They may pper because they ae oerwieno Tow ance becuse tn are gly ptt: eos gal Aru ens down How the reve of i odie by tempo Pesca scene howe eter and pt yer f° ‘Sofured and her inersctone made rgb? rr how de dptalnaon an ity compat he notion of autenny dah How do we understate poe s dicaton cr aucbiogapcowxng ntl west What ae the tems af an stbgape pet oni ‘Fn rerouted tog vita wor nha ways do he Aer et epee oud ego ming f doe iMerabjetne proves make he jc nccepty olive and la ashe? Doo theingeree nda sabjet become eo pt hue tht polonger ile online Patents The tem pare ecnptes ere (atl leh bok an

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