Introduction: The Uses of Autobiography

Jon Helt Haarder; Anne Marie Mai; Anita Wohlmann

doi:10.1080/08989575.2024.2394332

Introduction: The Uses of Autobiography

Jon Helt Haarder^*, Anne Marie Mai, Anita Wohlmann

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Abstract

This introduction lays out the basic claim of the special issue, namely that postcritical ideas of the uses of literature can fruitfully be applied to understanding (auto)biographical writing in new ways. It does so by relating this claim to the longstanding controversy concerning the role of the author in literary studies. The introduction also summarizes the articles in the special issue

Original language	English
Journal	a/b: Auto/Biography Studies
Volume	39
Issue number	2
Pages (from-to)	491-498
ISSN	0898-9575
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/08989575.2024.2394332
Publication status	Published - 1. Oct 2024

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