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" Discursive oppositionality in postcolonial women's memoirs "
Celine V. Bourhis
Saunders, Rebecca A.
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Latin Dissertation
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English
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803796
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TL48599
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1757808227; 3746017
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Alatawi, Ehsan
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Discursive oppositionality in postcolonial women's memoirs\ Celine V. BourhisSaunders, Rebecca A.
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Illinois State University
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2015
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Ph.D.
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English Studies
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2015
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149
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Committee members: Fleisher, Kass; Manavalli, Krishna
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-339-39142-7
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This dissertation argues that, through a series of selected recollections, memoirists write about personal experiences that have shaped not only their identities, but also their communities; memoirs thereby perform significant ideological work and function as a powerful medium for understanding the world. Memoirs may also serve as historical testimony and subvert institutionalized knowledge by immersing readers in a deeply personal and specific version of history. Specifically, this study examines how Leila Ahmed’s <i> A Border Passage,</i> Edwidge Danticat’s Brother, <i>I’m Dying</i> and Alexandra Fuller’s <i>Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight</i> act as oppositional discourses.
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Comparative literature; Writing; Subjectivity; Arabs; Learning outcomes; Cultural identity; Maps; College students; Negotiation; Politics; Self concept; Historical text analysis; Stereotypes; National identity; Women; Teaching methods; Writing instruction; Ideology
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Language, literature and linguistics;Discourse;Identity;Memoir;Memory;Oppositionality;Postcolonial
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Saunders, Rebecca A.
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English StudiesIllinois State University
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