Material Information |
| Title: |
Permeable Constructedness Exploring Multi-Discursive Subjectivity in Three Experimental Autobiographies |
| Physical Description: |
Book |
| Language: |
English |
| Creator: |
Johnson, Chantal |
| Publisher: |
New College of Florida |
| Place of Publication: |
Sarasota, Fla. |
| Creation Date: |
2006 |
| Publication Date: |
2006 |
Subjects |
| Subjects / Keywords: |
Autobiography
Subjectivity
Postmodern
Experimental |
| Genre: |
bibliography ( marcgt )
theses ( marcgt )
government publication (state, provincial, terriorial, dependent) ( marcgt )
born-digital ( sobekcm )
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
Notes |
| Abstract: |
This thesis explores three experimental autobiographies by women. I argue that Lyn Hejinian, Anne Carson, and Theresa Hak Kyung Cha prove that the notion of a unified autobiographical �I� is a fiction. Instead, their works propose that the autobiographical subject is, as Betty Bergland has argued, �a dynamic subject that changes over time, is situated historically in the world and positioned in multiple discourses.� The first chapter uses Lyn Hejinian�s My Life to raise three of experimental autobiography�s major concerns: that autobiography is more artificial than �natural�; that writing, not experience, creates the autobiographical subject; and that postmodern identity is hybrid and multi-discursive. The second chapter argues that Theresa Cha's Dict�e is a revisionist project that combines both the epic and the lyric voice to avoid simple nationalism and emphasize the importance of the subjective. The final chapter highlights how Anne Carson's Autobiography of Red improves upon both the postmodern and Romantic traditions of self-formation to create a text which is lyrically beautiful, intellectually complex, and politically engaged. |
| Statement of Responsibility: |
by Chantal Johnson |
| Thesis: |
Thesis (B.A.) -- New College of Florida, 2006 |
| Electronic Access: |
RESTRICTED TO NCF STUDENTS, STAFF, FACULTY, AND ON-CAMPUS USE |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Source of Description: |
This bibliographic record is available under the Creative Commons CC0 public domain dedication. The New College of Florida, as creator of this bibliographic record, has waived all rights to it worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. |
| Local: |
Faculty Sponsor: Wallace, Miriam |
Record Information |
| Source Institution: |
New College of Florida |
| Holding Location: |
New College of Florida |
| Rights Management: |
Applicable rights reserved. |
| Classification: |
local - S.T. 2006 J6 |
| System ID: |
NCFE003655:00001 |
|
Material Information |
| Title: |
Permeable Constructedness Exploring Multi-Discursive Subjectivity in Three Experimental Autobiographies |
| Physical Description: |
Book |
| Language: |
English |
| Creator: |
Johnson, Chantal |
| Publisher: |
New College of Florida |
| Place of Publication: |
Sarasota, Fla. |
| Creation Date: |
2006 |
| Publication Date: |
2006 |
Subjects |
| Subjects / Keywords: |
Autobiography
Subjectivity
Postmodern
Experimental |
| Genre: |
bibliography ( marcgt )
theses ( marcgt )
government publication (state, provincial, terriorial, dependent) ( marcgt )
born-digital ( sobekcm )
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
Notes |
| Abstract: |
This thesis explores three experimental autobiographies by women. I argue that Lyn Hejinian, Anne Carson, and Theresa Hak Kyung Cha prove that the notion of a unified autobiographical �I� is a fiction. Instead, their works propose that the autobiographical subject is, as Betty Bergland has argued, �a dynamic subject that changes over time, is situated historically in the world and positioned in multiple discourses.� The first chapter uses Lyn Hejinian�s My Life to raise three of experimental autobiography�s major concerns: that autobiography is more artificial than �natural�; that writing, not experience, creates the autobiographical subject; and that postmodern identity is hybrid and multi-discursive. The second chapter argues that Theresa Cha's Dict�e is a revisionist project that combines both the epic and the lyric voice to avoid simple nationalism and emphasize the importance of the subjective. The final chapter highlights how Anne Carson's Autobiography of Red improves upon both the postmodern and Romantic traditions of self-formation to create a text which is lyrically beautiful, intellectually complex, and politically engaged. |
| Statement of Responsibility: |
by Chantal Johnson |
| Thesis: |
Thesis (B.A.) -- New College of Florida, 2006 |
| Electronic Access: |
RESTRICTED TO NCF STUDENTS, STAFF, FACULTY, AND ON-CAMPUS USE |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Source of Description: |
This bibliographic record is available under the Creative Commons CC0 public domain dedication. The New College of Florida, as creator of this bibliographic record, has waived all rights to it worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. |
| Local: |
Faculty Sponsor: Wallace, Miriam |
Record Information |
| Source Institution: |
New College of Florida |
| Holding Location: |
New College of Florida |
| Rights Management: |
Applicable rights reserved. |
| Classification: |
local - S.T. 2006 J6 |
| System ID: |
NCFE003655:00001 |
|