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Drawing Life
Narratives and the Sense of Self
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2013
Summary
In Drawing Life, Thomas J. Cottle examines the ways people interpret their life experiences and construct meanings for the events they have encountered. In this manner, they discover their various identities and the essence of what we call the self. In reading the sixteen life studies contained in this volume, we encounter both inner reflections as well the power of culture to shape the meanings people give to their circumstances and the events that befall them. The stories also reflect the role of human relationships and social institutions in defining our personal identities and sense of justice. What makes us unique, therefore, is the personal story we tell as it reveals our constructions of the world and of ourselves. The stories recounted in Drawing Life illuminate not only our past, but also our perceptions of the present and our imaginings of the future. In this way, they become anthologies of our life experiences.
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Edition
1/2013
Copyright Year
2013
ISBN-Print
978-0-7618-6222-2
ISBN-Online
978-0-7618-6223-9
Publisher
Hamilton Books, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
302
Product Type
Monograph
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Contents No access
Preface No access
Acknowledgments No access
On Narratives and the Sense of Self No access
The Abandoner No access
Do You See Me as a Human Being or Just Another Black Face? No access
No Way to Look But Back No access
Jacob and Millie Portman No access
A Woman Named Sarah Clark Keller No access
Marcus Nathaniel Simpson No access
Professors No access
Adolescent as Story Teller No access
The Young and Their Prophets No access
They Got Anger Pushing ‘Em in One Direction, Fright Pushing ‘Em in Another No access
