What’s Wrong with Me?: A Cautionary Tale of Using Contemporary ‘Damage Narratives’ in Autobiographical Life Writing

Joanna Woodiwiss

What’s Wrong with Me? A Cautionary Tale of Using Contemporary ‘Damage Narratives’ in Autobiographical Life Writing

Joanna Woodiwiss

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Original language	English
Title of host publication	Writing the Self
Subtitle of host publication	Essays on Autobiography and Autofiction
Editors	Kertsin W. Shands, Giula Grillo Mikrut, Dipti R. Pattanaik, Karen Ferreira-Meyers
Publisher	Södertörn University
Pages	183-192
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	9789187843211
Publication status	Published - 24 Sep 2015

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Name	English Studies
Publisher	Södertörns högskola
Volume	5
ISSN (Print)	1651-4165

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Woodiwiss, J. (2015). What’s Wrong with Me? A Cautionary Tale of Using Contemporary ‘Damage Narratives’ in Autobiographical Life Writing. In K. W. Shands, G. G. Mikrut, D. R. Pattanaik, & K. Ferreira-Meyers (Eds.), Writing the Self: Essays on Autobiography and Autofiction (pp. 183-192). (English Studies; Vol. 5). Södertörn University. http://sh.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:856577/FULLTEXT02.pdf

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Woodiwiss, J 2015, What’s Wrong with Me? A Cautionary Tale of Using Contemporary ‘Damage Narratives’ in Autobiographical Life Writing. in KW Shands, GG Mikrut, DR Pattanaik & K Ferreira-Meyers (eds), Writing the Self: Essays on Autobiography and Autofiction . English Studies, vol. 5, Södertörn University, pp. 183-192. <http://sh.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:856577/FULLTEXT02.pdf>

What’s Wrong with Me? A Cautionary Tale of Using Contemporary ‘Damage Narratives’ in Autobiographical Life Writing. / Woodiwiss, Joanna.

Writing the Self: Essays on Autobiography and Autofiction . ed. / Kertsin W. Shands; Giula Grillo Mikrut; Dipti R. Pattanaik; Karen Ferreira-Meyers. Södertörn University, 2015. p. 183-192 (English Studies; Vol. 5).

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