ENG 5115 Contemporary Memoirs
This course investigates the significance of the memoir-a first-person account of a portion of one's life, often written by a person not otherwise famous-in late twentieth and early twenty-first century literature and culture. Examining the ways in which memoirists represent themselves through prose and the choices they make in shaping their life stories, we will approach these memoirs both as literature and in terms of their appeal to present-day mass audiences. Both American and international authors will be represented.