The collectivity of life : spaces of social mobility and the individualism myth /

This book reads twentieth-century autobiography and oral histories spatially to unearth how writers and activists understood social mobility as a collective process. In so doing, they constructed a counter-mythology to the American dream myth of individualism.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wendland, Joel, 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2016]
Subjects:
Social mobility.
Group identity.
Individualism.
Space.
Discourse analysis, Narrative.
Ethnology > Biographical methods.
Mobilité sociale.
Identité collective.
Espace.
Discours narratif.
Ethnologie > Histoires de vie.
social mobility.
group identity.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Discourse analysis, Narrative
Ethnology > Biographical methods
Group identity
Individualism
Social mobility
Space
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Theory: space, signs, and bodies
  • Myth-busting: writing collective identities in space
  • Cultural literacy, resources, and social spaces
  • Space and the overdetermination of "choice"
  • Oral narratives and constructing spatial selves
  • Conclusion: cathedrals, prisons, and revolution.

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