1st Edition
Authenticity and the Public Literary Self Will The ‘Real’ Author Please Stand Up
By Sreedhevi Iyer
Copyright 2024
216 Pages
66 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
216 Pages
66 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
216 Pages
66 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This is the first book-length study on how authors of color present themselves in public literary discourse. The study utilizes data obtained from and around exemplary empirical case study participants – Junot Diaz, Madeleine Thien, and Mohsin Hamid. Relevant data includes the case study authors’ Twitter usage and the impact of the digital sphere in author self-presentation. Dr Iyer employs a... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Evaluating Authenticity 3. Approaching Authenticity Through Case Studies 4. Pigeonholing 5. Narrowing of Discourse 6. The Paradox of Authenticity 7. Conclusion. Appendix
Biography
Sreedhevi Iyer is a lecturer at RMIT University Melbourne. She was previously a writer-in-residence at Lingnan University, Hong Kong. Her writing and research have been published all around the world.
