De/Colonizing the Subject: The Politics of Gender in Women's Autobiography

by Sidonie Smith (Editor), Julia Watson (Editor)

De/Colonizing the Subject probes the political assumptions of traditional autobiographical writing in the West and examines the historical roots and emancipatory potential of alternative, or 'outlaw, ' autobiographical practices.

Genres: Academic

517 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Sidonie Smith is the Martha Guernsey Colby Collegiate Professor of English and Women's Studies at the University of Michigan.