Autobiographies definition pdf download

Autobiography By: Maria Tamboukou Abstract Autobiography is a literary genre that goes back to the 18th century and has developed a rich history with diverse genealogies.

Autobiographies definition pdf download

Situating autobiography in its wider context, the focus of the entry is on how we read and consequently analyse and rewrite autobiographies in social sciences research. The entry unfolds in three sections: (1) epistemological problematics that autobiographies raise, (2) an overview of methodological approaches to the uses of autobiography, and (3) contemporary themes that have emerged in the visual turn and the digital era of autobiographical research in the social sciences.

Introduction Autobiography was first taken as a literary genre in the late 18th century, but its emergence goes back to antiquity where it blends with other forms of life-writing, such as letters, journals, and memoirs. St.

Augustine’s Confessions (c. 397–400 CE) has been an influential text in this long autobiographical genealo