memoirs
Cherríe Moraga Honors Her Foremothers in “Native Country of the Heart”
Capturing our foremothers’ stories is one of the ways in which women of color remember themselves.
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Dear Lane: “How To Be Alone” is Vulnerable, Funny, and Profoundly Healing
How To Be Alone gave me closure for trauma.
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Funny Pages: Female Comedians and the Redefinition of the Memoir
As memoirs are enjoying a huge popularity boost, the comedy genre has had an even larger surge in demand recently.
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24-hour Women: Drinking to Escape Patriarchy
Alcoholic men are often praised for admitting they have a problem while alcoholic women are shamed.
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At the Borders, On the Margins: Jean Guerrero’s “Crux” puts a reporter’s lens on family and memory
Memoir fans will love the ambitious and sometimes experimental structure of Jean Guererro’s debut.
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Traveling Lite: Why Women’s Travel Memoirs Get Sold Short
Men’s stories are seen as universal, women’s as particular.
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No More White Girl Tales: “Mean” Reimagines Memoirs for Women of Color
Myriam Gurba’s criticism of white America’s racial myopia couldn’t be better timed.
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