Negotiated memory : Doukhobor autobiographical discourse / Julie Rak.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rak, Julie, 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dukhobors--Canada--Biography--History and criticism.

Dukhobors.

Autobiography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This demonstrates how the Doukhobors employed both "classic" and alternative forms of autobiography to communicate their views about communal living, vegetarianism, activism, and spiritual life, as well as to pass on traditions to successive generations.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Negotiated Memory

1 Beyond Auto-Bio-Graphe: Autobiography and Alternative Identities

2 Doukhobor Beliefs and Historical Moments

3 Vechnaiia Pamit in the Diaspora: Community Meanings of History and Migration

4 Negotiating Identity: Doukhobor Oral Narratives

5 Witness, Negotiation, Performance: Freedomite Autobiography

Conclusion: Negotiating the " I" and " We" in Autobiography

Notes

References

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-160) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-7748-5093-0

OCLC:

180772851