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The Mysterious “Self”: Autobiographical Subjectivity

Personally, I resist the idea that Smith and Watson continually make in their book Reading Autobiography, suggesting that a “self” is not unique, but rests on the basis of pre-determined languages and politics, influences, etc. While it is true that … Continue reading

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The Self as Story

Who are we?  What is our essential identity?  What if I said that we, as human beings, exist in the form of something as seemingly ephemeral and changeable as a story?  I want to suggest just that: we don’t exist separately … Continue reading

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