15-PROSEM105-3BA-11
This proseminar will be devoted to the discussion of various life
writing practices undertaken by (mostly) contemporary Anglophone writers
of different ethnic background. We will analyze the recent boom of
autobiographical publishing market and study a selection of texts
representing diverse genres (from autobiographical poetry and prose,
through political nonfiction to illustrated memoirs) and topics (such as
self-creation, memory, trauma, identity). On the basis of texts by
authors such as Kasia Jaronczyk, Sharon Butala, Salman Rushdie, Maria
Campbell, Lily Brett or Janet Frame, to name just a few, we will discuss
the idea of writing oneself and writing one’ life. This seminar type of
class will try to go beyond the traditional study of British and
American literature and offer a thematic rather than chronological
reading list as well as privilege Canadian, Australian and New Zealand
writers of multiple ethnic background (Native, Métis, Polish, Asian, and
others).
- Nauczyciel: Dagmara Drewniak