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ISBN | 9788195055968 |
Format | HardBound |
Language | English |
Year of Publication | 2023 |
Bib. Info | xxii, 195 p.; 25 cm. |
Categories | Linguistics |
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Human beings have always been storytellers: civilizations have thrived on stories; cultures have been sustained through stories, and societies have always shared stories as a way to reiterate moral notions of good and bad. But what do our personal stories tell people about us? Do personal narratives too reify cultural notions and social stereotypes of good and bad? Or are interpersonal stories more grounded in contextual realities; anchored in embodied, gendered lives and, therefore, fragile re-presentations of our selves for others? This book draws us into such questions about personal identity as may be gleaned from narratives recounted in various contexts.